The parliament’s decision to restore additional military payments complicates negotiations with the IMF, the head of the NBU said.
The decision of the Verkhovna Rada to restore additional payments to all military personnel at the level of 30,000 Hryvnia complicates the negotiations with the IMF. This is contrary to the obligations of the Ukrainian authorities. This was at a briefing on Thursday, April 27, said the head of the National Bank, Andriy Pyshny.
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“Of course, such a decision does not give a positive connotation to the talks with our international partners,” he said in response to a question about the Council’s decision.
According to Pyshny, all participants in the negotiation process understand that the implementation of this decision “sufficiently hangs the agreements taken under the memorandum with the IMF.”
“Right now, the decision has not been implemented. As far as I know, a certain legal process is taking place. In what form and what will be adopted, I think we need to take a few weeks, and we will eventually see the result . And we will continue from that result “, – said the head of the NBU.
Pyshny noted that the National Bank remains inclined to the “accurate scenario and specific agreements fixed at the memorandum level with the IMF.”
Recall that after the start of the war in Ukraine, an additional financial reward was paid to the military, which did not participate in hostilities, in the amount of 30,000 hryvnias. From February 1, 2023, monthly payments are cancelled.
On April 10, the parliament voted to restore additional payments in the amount of 30,000 hryvnias to the military. However, later a resolution was submitted to the Rada preventing the return of the surcharges.
The return of surcharges requires large additional expenditures from the state budget. Ukraine should find about 1 trillion. Hryvnia per year.
Source: korrespondent
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