Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov 19, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine approves budget with 60% earmarked for defence and security

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2024-11-19

Ukrainian lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve the 2025 budget with more than $50 billion -- or 60 percent of all expenditure -- allocated to defence and security. "The state budget for 2025 has been adopted," Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Telegram, adding: "All taxes of citizens and businesses next year will be used for the defence and security of our country." bur-jc/cad/ach ...

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