The President signed Bill 11417 to increase the budget by UAH 500 billion for military needs. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Bill 11417, which provides for a UAH 500 billion increase in this year's budget for defense. This will bring total spending to a record UAH 3.73 trillion - 2.3 times more than before the outbreak of full-scale war.
The new legislation provides for adjustments to the expenditure side of the budget and allocation of funds to rebuild infrastructure and support the security sector.