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Rada Increases Spending On National Security And Defense By UAH 387 Billion

Rada Increases Spending On National Security And Defense By UAH 387 Billion

The Verkhovna Rada has increased state budget expenditures for 2022 on national security and defense in the amount of UAH 386,865.5 million.

318 parliamentarians voted for the adoption of bill No. 8126 as a whole, with the minimum required 226, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The money will be sent to the following ministries and departments:

- the Ministry of Defense (together with the State Special Transport Service) - UAH 365,157.1 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 219,128 million;

- the system of the Ministry of Interior Affairs (National Police, State Border Guard Service, National Guard, State Emergency Service) - UAH 12,899.9 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 5,840.4 million;

- the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense - UAH 3,171.8 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 2,368.1 million;

- the Security Service of Ukraine - UAH 3,744.3 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 3,575.2 million;

- the Administration of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection - UAH 1,253.2 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 1,208.2 million;

- the State Security Administration - UAH 594.2 million, of which remuneration (with surcharges) - UAH 570.2 million;

- the Foreign Intelligence Service - UAH 45.0 million.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in mid-August, the Verkhovna Rada increased state budget expenditures for 2022 by UAH 270.2 billion.