The Ukrainian Parliament did not want to adjust the state budget, which would allow to allocate an additional approximately 964 million (about $ 74 million) to conduct scheduled for October 26, extraordinary elections to the Parliament.
Relevant draft resolution was supported by only 184 MP when the required minimum of 226 votes.
before the CEC of Ukraine appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers with a request to immediately allocate funds for the organization of elections. According to the calculations of the Commission, the need for the cost of their preparation and holding is more than 976 million.
According to the head of the Finance Ministry of Ukraine Oleksandr Shlapak, the government proposed to minimize the amount of payment elections, taking into account that in the accounts of the CEC remained proceeds from the conduct of the presidential elections that took place in may this year.
After the failed vote, speaker Oleksandr Turchynov said that the faction leaders will hold additional meetings and will return to the consideration of this question.
the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko August 27, signed a decree on early stopping powers of the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation and purpose on October 26, extraordinary elections due to the fact that in the current Parliament could not make the coalition.
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