The government of the Netherlands has approved the Spring Memorandum (Voorjaarsnota) 2024, a document serving as intermediary between the country's state budgets of 2024 and 2025, the official notice and associated documents were published on the governmental website.
The memorandum introduces an additional allocation of €4,4 billion in support of Ukraine, both military and humanitarian. The majority of these funds, as noted, €4 bln, will be directed to supply military goods, specifically:
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"In addition to the 2 billion euros announced for military support for 2024, the government has decided to make an additional 4 billion euros available for the period 2024-2026. With this, the Netherlands has been supporting Ukraine with approximately 10 billion euros since the outbreak of the war," reads the memorandum as translated by Defense Express.
This roadmap for budget allocation builds up on the previous commitments to aid Ukraine. Namely, the mentioned €2 billion were announced in November 2023, the provisions included equipment delivered through commercial procurement and drawn from the stocks of the Dutch Armed Forces, expenses on training, including those carried out in partnership with other countries, etc.
This time, the contents of the new €4 bln protracted support package are not specified. The new allocation brings the Netherlands' commitment planned for 2024 up to over €3 billion, a decision announced earlier this April by Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
The rest of the money will be distributed between 2025 and 2026, as follows:
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