Ukraine plans to spend on defense in 2016, 5% of GDP, the same as in 2015, said on the last working day of the week the head of the Ministry of Finance Natalia Jaresko during the investment forum.

first Secretary of the state security Council and defense Oleksandr Turchynov said that Ukraine should not slash spending in the defense sector over the next year.

"We are obliged to expend much in the military sector, 5% of GDP was spent last year, around the same amount In the current year ", - said Yaresko, speaking about the preparation of the state budget for 2016.

The new edition of the military doctrine of Ukraine provides for annual defense spending of More than 3% of GDP. These costs have been built into the budget for the current year. The Ministry of defense of Ukraine in September, said that needs funding in 2016 to $ 3, 1 billion dollars.

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