Where to find funds for military payments: Kyiv City Council points to corruption reserves

Kyiv City Council deputy Leonid Yemets commented on the delay in making decisions on increasing salaries for Ukrainian military personnel, emphasizing that defense should be the top priority for the authorities, and funds for financing can be found through the fight against large-scale abuses by officials.

The politician spoke about this on the air of “Pryamoy”.

“We just need to decide on priorities. And it is clear that the army is our main priority today. At least we in the Kyiv City Council have long decided that the priority is security, defense, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the studio guest said.

He also expressed hope that the parliament will resolve the issue of financial support for servicemen before the start of the planned vacation, which is expected next month. At the same time, the politician mentioned the high-profile scandal with the NABU and SAPO investigation around Mindich’s apartment. According to him, the evidence base of law enforcement officers, which includes DNA samples, should become a solid foundation for court verdicts in cases of budget embezzlement.

As a reminder, the government decided to withdraw 40 billion hryvnias from the Defense Ministry’s budget , which were planned to be spent on the purchase of weapons from its own revenues. However, these plans are now under threat, despite the Cabinet’s promises to replace financing with loans.

In addition, experts express concern over the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is engaged in ” questionable redistribution of funds ” between budget items. In particular, it is about the withdrawal of 40 billion hryvnias from the defense sector to the reserve fund, which may stop the increase in military salaries.

Earlier on the air of “Pryamoy”, economic and political expert Pavlo Rozenko reported that the government is directing the resources of the Reserve Fund to programs that are not related to force majeure, in particular , to pay “Zelensky’s thousand” and national cashback . Such actions are a violation of the law, since these initiatives should be financed through amendments to the state budget in parliament, he emphasized.

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