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💰 Marchenko (Minister of Finance) on the budget-2027 in the first reading.
1️⃣ Budget for the war
“15 in September the government timely submitted the draft budget for 2027 year.” The draft “provides for continuation of the war for 2027 year,” priority — “the security and defense sector.”
2️⃣ Amendments
He thanked the deputies for their work in the committee: “the number of amendments was truly record-breaking. Five thousand, more than five thousand amendments.” The Ministry of Finance sat through the budget committee “for more than nine hours.”
3️⃣ The rest — when the money will come
“The budget must be balanced… it must balance the interests of everyone in the country.” First security and defense, “and then we will decide depending on the availability of resources.”
4️⃣ Partners' money
The main task now is to have the budget financed by international partners. There are few domestic taxpayers because of the constant shelling, so they are counting on partners “who really want to help us even in 2027 year.”
5️⃣ Government position
The government supports the resolution with conclusions and proposals, which includes “both increased expenditures and a number of assignments for the government to work on before the second reading.”
6️⃣ Main thesis
“We cannot allow a situation where we approve a budget that will then be impossible to implement.”
He asked to support the conclusions in the first reading. There were no specific figures or answers regarding soldiers' salaries in the speech.
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