Salaries of Ukrainian military under threat of delay from November - Pidlasa

Budget 2025 lacks UAH 300 billion for defence

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roksolana Pidlasa said that the state budget for 2025 has a deficit in funding for the defence sector.

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• In order to ensure payments to the military and finance the army, it is necessary to additionally UAH 300 billion.

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• According to Pidlasa, if funds are not found soon, the 1 November possible delays in salaries to the Ukrainian military.

• The situation threatens not only cash payments, but also other items of defence funding.

Context.

• Defence expenditures remain key in the state budget of a country at war.

• The deficit is attributed to insufficient tax revenues and the need to increase foreign aid.

• The government plans to negotiate with international partners to close the critical funding gap.