The Cabinet of Ministers, at the request of the Ministry of Defense, has allowed manufacturers of drones and electronic warfare to include interest on loans in the cost of production. This was announced by the head of the defense ministry, Denys Shmyhal.
"At the same time, a reasonable limit has been set. Loan costs are no more than 10% of the cost," the Minister of Defense clarified.
According to him, the new financial mechanism will allow Ukrainian manufacturers to create more weapons and technologies, faster, and more efficiently.
By the way, the government previously allowed changing the characteristics and price of drones and electronic warfare during the contract. This will be possible provided that technical, technological and engineering solutions have been changed, which will allow obtaining improved results of the equipment. Changes must be confirmed by appropriate justification.
To prevent corruption risks, a one-time increase in the contract price is envisaged exclusively at the request of the state customer and with the mandatory provision by the contractor of a calculation of the new price.