Ukraine’s plans for 2024 were announced by the Ukrainian government.
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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal spoke about the challenges and victories in two years and plans for the next year during the panel discussion “Sustainability and Economic Capacity: The Foundation for Victory” on February 25 at the forum “Ukraine. The year is 2024.”
According to him, Ukraine is now radically transforming the defense industry, whose production capacity has tripled, and the production of drones has increased 100 times.
Economic recovery began in 2023 and GDP grew by more than 5%. For 2022 and 2023, the government agreed and raised $74 billion. external financing
Szmigal emphasized that the authorities have never delayed either pensions or other social benefits and payments. He added that the third indexation of pensions is already planned, teachers’ salaries and subsidies are being increased.
Due to the Russian blockade of Ukrainian seaports, Ukraine responded by increasing the transshipment of Danube ports sixfold. A new sea corridor was launched, and it was possible to reach export volumes comparable to the pre-war level.
The prime minister also spoke about restoring what was destroyed. He announced the restoration of 23 thousand high-rise buildings and private houses, about 900 medical and more than 600 educational institutions, 9 thousand 200 critical infrastructure facilities.
During the full-scale war, according to the head of government, two sowing campaigns and two wartime harvest campaigns were carried out. In 2022, 72 million tons of grain were harvested, and in 2023 – 79 million tons of grain.
Ukraine’s task for 2024:
- produce as many weapons as possible ourselves
- provide Ukraine with financial resources
- confiscation of Russian assets.
- economic recovery
- logistics development
- recovery
- European integration.
Let us recall that Prime Minister Denis Szmigal stated that over the past year the need for restoration has continued to grow. Especially in the housing sector, where due to enemy actions, 10% of the total housing stock has been destroyed or damaged, in the agricultural and environmental spheres. In general, Ukraine already needs almost 486 billion dollars. USA for recovery.
Source: Racurs
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