The resolution adopted today 12218, which approves the parliament's budget for 2025, has increased by a quarter (26.2%). A total of 240 members of parliament voted in favor.
The budget specifically allocates 238,900 UAH for compensation to deputies for housing rent or hotel accommodation, and 90,000 UAH for travel expenses within Ukraine.
The budget approved by the Rada will also ensure that 401 members of parliament receive additional payments, besides their official salaries, such as allowances for intensity, honorary titles, and degrees, among others.
1.59 million UAH is allocated in the budget for the salaries of assistants and consultants for each deputy. "Judicial and Legal Newspaper" notes that the official salaries of members of parliament will remain unchanged in 2025 compared to 2024, while starting from July 1, the salaries of assistants and consultants will increase from 29.2 to 43.8 living wages, currently ranging from 88,400 to 132,600 UAH per month.