Parliament committee asks government to provide UAH 3.6 bln for weapon upgrade
The parliamentary committee for national security and defense has asked Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers to provide UAH 3.6 billion for modernization of weapons of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that the decision was made on Wednesday.
"We demand from the Cabinet of Ministers to provide UAH 3.6 billion. This is the smallest sum that will provide for the repair and modernization of weapons," Committee Head Serhiy Pashynsky said.
Committee member from Petro Poroshenko Bloc Ivan Vinnyk said that from Q3 2016 there would be a shortage of over UAH 4 billion to pay increased salaries to military. He said that this year the troops require an additional UAH 10 billion.
The national budget for 2016 foresees UA 113 billion of expenses for national security. The Defense Ministry will receive UAH 55.5 billion and UAH 3.6 billion will be provided for the implementation of measures to boost the country's defense.
