After parliamentary elections in March 2002 in which Our Ukraine won the biggest share of the popular vote and Poroshenko won a seat in parliament, Poroshenko served as head of the parliamentary budget committee, where he was accused of "misplacing 47 million hryvnias" (USD$8.9 million).
Efter parlamentsvalget i marts 2002 hvor Vort Ukraine fik flertal, blev Porosjenko igen indvalgt i parlamentet, Porosjenko fungerede som leder af Parlamentets budgetudvalg, hvor han blev beskyldt for "forlægge 47 millioner hryvnias" (US $ 8,9 millioner).