Taxes paid by citizens and businesses to be directed to defense and security – PM Shmyhal

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a government meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"This year, we will allocate half of the budget to provide our Armed Forces with everything they  need. All taxes paid by citizens and businesses will be directed to the defense and security. Our army will become even stronger. We are launching new programs for the production and purchase of weapons and equipment," Shmyhal said.

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 According to him, the security component will also be a key one. "We are at war with a cynical and insidious enemy. For it, victims among the civilian pulation are as desirable as among the military. That's why we need security everywhere," the Prime Minister stressed.