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Ukraine faces significant challenges with the approval of its 2026 state budget, which includes a deficit of UAH 2.4 trillion. Criticisms arise over insufficient military salary increases, raising concerns about potential capitulation. The Cabinet proposes a substantial hike in strategic communications funding, up to UAH 4 billion, while MPs set a record with over 3,300 amendments. The need for international support grows as Ukraine approaches its defense spending limit. Key debates include increased non-military spending and the pressing requirement to secure external financing to bridge the budgetary gap.
What are the main features of Ukraine's 2026 state budget?
The 2026 state budget of Ukraine reflects a substantial deficit of UAH 2.4 trillion. It envisions significant allocations for strategic communication and funding for the United News telethon, despite criticisms of inadequate military salary provision. With over 3,300 amendments, it reflects the complexities and challenges of ensuring balanced fiscal planning amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic pressures.
Why is the strategic communications budget significantly increased in 2026?
The strategic communications budget for Ukraine in 2026 has been proposed to increase tenfold to UAH 4 billion. This increase aims to enhance Ukraine's capacity to manage and coordinate communication strategies effectively in the current complex international landscape, helping the country strengthen its messaging both domestically and internationally.
How is the 2026 state budget impacting military funding in Ukraine?
The 2026 state budget has sparked debate over military funding, as it reportedly fails to adequately address military salary increases. Concerns have been raised that this oversight could indicate a broader strategic misstep, fueling criticism from various sectors, including military supporters and opposition figures who stress the importance of robust defense funding for Ukraine's security.
What were the reactions to the recent amendments to Ukraine's budget?
Reactions to the amendments of Ukraine's state budget for 2026 have been mixed. Some lawmakers have praised the increase in various allocations, while others criticize the lack of focus on vital areas like defense and military personnel salaries. The record-breaking 3,339 amendments highlight the contentious and intricate nature of budget negotiations within the government, reflecting divergent priorities among policymakers.
What is the significance of international support for Ukraine's budget?
International support is crucial for Ukraine's budget, particularly in light of its growing deficit and limited options for increasing domestic revenue. Partnerships and financial aid from entities like the European Union are vital to sustaining economic stability and ensuring Ukraine can meet its defense and developmental commitments amid ongoing challenges, including conflict and its impacts on the economy.
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Cabinet to increase gas rates for population to market level in 2015: 20 million of Ukrainians will receive grants-in-aid Prime Minister Yatseniuk announced plans to raise gas prices for citizens to the market level not in 2017, as expected earlier, but yet in 2015. 191 436 661 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Yatseniuk announces budget 2016: National security and defense a priority Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk announced national security and defense as priority expenses in the state budget 2016. 42 260 337
Defense Ministry lacks 677 million hryvnia for food for military personnel The personnel of the armed forces are lacking 677 million hryvnia for food supplies. 28 164 325 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
IMF concerned about Rada’s refusal to vote for state budget-2016: deviation from program objectives may disrupt relevant international financing The International Monetary Fund is concerned about the debate in the Verkhovna Rada on the draft tax reform and budget-2016. 25 376 264 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Verkhovna Rada adopted the state budget of Ukraine for 2015 The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deputies supported as a whole the bill #1000 "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2015". 107 376 231 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Gas tariffs should be addressed, country’s budget balanced before IMF mission visits Kyiv, - Ukraine’s National Bank A visit of the International Monetary Fund’s mission to Kyiv depends on the revision of domestic gas tariffs and balancing of the state budget. 40 428 205
MPs fell asleep in the Parliament on Sunday. PHOTOS The members of the Ukrainian parliament fell asleep during the Sunday's session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 115 872 202 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
If Ukraine does not approve the budget, the IMF mission will not come at all – Herashchenko If the state budget for 2015 is not approved in the next few days, the IMF mission might postpone its visit to Ukraine for an indefinite period. 24 754 202 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Lawmakers start considering next year's budget draft Ukraine's draft budget for 2020, which was been submitted for consideration in parliament in the first reading, is based on a 3.3% GDP growth forecast, which was prepared in May 2019. 19 047 187 Previously in trend: Budget 2020
Poroshenko, Hroisman took part in PPB faction meeting, - MP Herasymov Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman took part in a meeting of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) parliamentary faction. 8 417 146 Previously in trend: Budget 2018
Ukraine's Finance Minister announces state budget over-execution by almost 25 billion hryvnia Ukraine's budget revenue has exceeded the projected volume by 24.6 billion hryvnia (about $1.069 billion) over the last eight months of this year. 16 492 144
Poroshenko demanded Parliament and Cabinet to adopt the budget The President of Ukraine, the Chairman of Verkhovna Rada and the Prime Minister held a meeting with faction leaders of the coalition. 10 086 139 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Most of international monetary aid will be forwarded for Yanukovych's regime debts repayment - Yatseniuk Most of the international financial assistance will cover debts on loans of the previous government. 12 467 133 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Cabinet reluctant to fund Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office as promised, - Kholodnytskyi Government's draft budget provides that the specialized anti-corruption prosecutor's office should be funded as an ordinary department of the PGO. 25 251 131 Previously in trend: Budget 2013 Fighting corruption in Ukraine
We are introducing principle of "Fight or Work", which will bring labour market out of shadows - Shmyhal Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the introduction of the "fight or work" principle would bring the labour market out of the shadows. 15 938 121 Previously in trend: War
President Poroshenko hopes inflation in 2017 be under 10 percent President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expects the inflation rate to be lower than 10 percent in 2017. 13 629 121 Previously in trend: Budget 2017
Reznikov Sets Task Of Increasing Salary Of Military By 30%. VIDEO Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has set himself the task of increasing the salaries of the military by 30%. 18 840 120 Previously in trend: 2022 budget War
PM Hroisman: Ukraine to return 427B hryvnia in external borrowings next year which is one third of budget Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman says the government is to return 427 billion hryvnia (about $15,250,000,000 ) in external borrowing in 2019. 6 277 120 Previously in trend: Budget 2019
Before raising taxes, government must cut billions in spending on telethon and road construction - Poroshenko Before raising the tax burden on Ukrainians, the government should explain how much money the state budget needs, for what purposes, and whether the possibilities of reducing inappropriate expenses during the war have been depleted. 7 127 118
After Zelenskyy’s statement that TV series are not timely, 248.4 million UAH were allocated from state budget for their production, - MP Zheleznyak. The state budget of Ukraine allocated UAH 248.4 million for the production of various TV series. 43 395 114
Average rate of 17 hryvnia per dollar was taken as basis of state budget for 2015 - Yatseniuk Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatseniuk said that the draft state budget for 2015 is based on the rate of 17 hryvnia per dollar. 23 317 113 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Poroshenko: Turkey provided $10 million in humanitarian assistance and $50 million for budget deficit Turkey has provided Ukraine with $ 10 million in humanitarian aid, President Poroshenko stated after a meeting of the Strategic Council of Ukraine and Turkey. 8 805 106
Party of Regions on Salary Debt: This is Not Something Critical Deputy from the Party of Regions and first deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on budget Vladyslav Lukyanov does not consider the situation with wages backlog in the country to be something critical: "The situation in the country is not easy but it is manageable and the government knows what to do, it acts accordingly." 11 676 106
Despite support of EU and USA, Ukraine still has budget deficit for this year in amount of $10 billion, - Marchenko Successful implementation of the Monitoring Program with the International Monetary Fund will enable Ukraine to receive a full-fledged financing program from the IMF. 4 594 92 Previously in trend: Budget 2023
Verkhovna Rada seeks Ukraine’s capitulation. In 2026 Budget, they once again forgot about salaries for military - Sternenko Volunteer Serhii Sternenko believes that the adoption of the 2026 state budget without raising military salaries is an indication that the Rada wants Ukraine to capitulate. 6 552 89 Previously in trend: Budget-2026
Ukraine's economy dropped 2.4-fold deeper than envisioned by state budget, - Accounting Chamber of Ukraine The drop in Ukraine's real gross domestic product in January-September 2015 by 2.4 times exceeds the planned target of this year's state budget. 12 519 87
Stepanov calls on lawmakers to ensure healthcare workers' pay rise The minister warns about a possible mass emigration of healthcare workers if the state does not provide a decent salary. 7 589 87 Previously in trend: Budget 2021
Radical Party will support draft budget-2017 only if certain conditions met, - Liashko The Radical Party faction will not vote for a draft budget that does not take into account their requirements to support agricultural producers, raise the minimum pension and housing compensation for IDPs, as well as renew public funding of vocational education. 12 981 85 Previously in trend: Budget 2017
239 Buttons Pressed for State Budget 2013. Buttons not Votes, Says Opposition’s Kyrylenko. VIDEO Opposition’s deputy Viacheslav Kyrylenko said that the draft budget 2013 was not supported by the MPs despite the number 239 on the board. 12 506 82 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Legalized gambling can bring over UAH 3 bln to state budget – prime minister The legalization of gambling business can replenish the state budget by more than UAH 3 billion. 2 202 80
In budget, social payments were frozen at same level, and UAH 1.5 billion was allocated to telethon In the state budget for 2025, all social benefits are frozen at the same level, and UAH 1.6 billion is allocated for the telethon and Rada channel 12 223 78
Rada may hold extraordinary session Sunday to amend state budget-2015 - Siumar Verkhovna Rada deputy Victoria Siumar (the People’s Front faction) believes that an extraordinary session of the parliament to consider amendments in the state budget for 2015 may be held Mar. 1. 9 708 77 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Budget approval does not guarantee new IMF tranche, - Finance Minister Jaresko The Verkhovna Rada's approval of the state budget bill for 2016 is a prerequisite for providing of another tranche by the International Monetary Fund; however, it does not guarantee it. 10 065 76 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
More than 1.5 billion hryvnias have been allocated for "United Marathon" in 2026 state budget - Zhelezniak The draft state budget for 2026 allocates more than UAH 1.5 billion for the United News telethon. 5 110 73 Previously in trend: Budget-2026
MP Pashynskyi on state budget bill amendments: This upends the saga of return of funds stolen by Yanukovych to people of Ukraine On July 13, Ukrainian parliament passed the amendments to the state budget bill and distributed more than 40 billion hryvnia confiscated from fugitive Ukrainian president Yanukovych and his cronies. 20 347 73 Previously in trend: Budget 2017
State Budget-2025 lacks money for army, - Zheleznyak The state budget of Ukraine lacks money for the needs of the army. 4 479 73 Previously in trend: Budget for the needs of the Armed Forces
Ukraine spends almost entire peacetime state budget on army, - Shmyhal Ukraine currently spends almost the entire peacetime state budget on the army. The budget deficit last year amounted to about $31 billion. 4 753 71 Previously in trend: 2022 budget War Budget 2023
Parliament refuses to vote for the Cabinet's drafts Tuesday "Samopomich" faction deputies are discontent with the fact that they received Budget and Tax Code texts only at 6 a.m. in the morning of Tuesday. 45 947 70 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
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Rada to vote for budget on Dec. 30 The Parliament of Ukraine put the package of the Cabinet's budget bills in the agenda. 6 159 66 Previously in trend: Budget 2013
Drozdova, owner of company, which has already received contracts from Rada channel worth UAH 350 million, worked with Zelenskyy’s business partner Mindich. VIDEO The owner of the Kinokit company, which has been receiving millions of dollars in contracts from the state TV channel Rada for three years in a row, was a legal advisor to the firm of Timur Mindich, a former business partner of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Yuliia Drozdova posted information about the year and a half of cooperation with this business on her LinkedIn profile, a social network for business communication, employee search, and open vacancies. 10 315 65
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State budget-2017 ready for second reading, sent to parliament, - Hroisman Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman says he understands "how difficult it is for people to live today" and promises to build a high-quality mechanism of social compensation. 8 314 59 Previously in trend: Budget 2017
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PM expects substantial budget revenue due to legalization of amber production The state budget of Ukraine for 2020 will have substantial revenue due to legalization of amber production. 2 082 57
Cabinet of Ministers is asked to redirect budget funds from telethon to UAVs and pickups for Armed Forces – petition A petition has been registered on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers with a proposal to redirect funds intended for the "United News" and "Freedom" telethons to finance UAVs and pickups for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 10 422 55 Previously in trend: Budget-2024
Ukraine likely to receive IMF's fourth tranche in 2017 The National Bank of Ukraine expects Ukraine to get the fourth loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund in 2017. 3 033 50
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