The Verhovna Rada adopted the 2027 state budget in first reading the main spending areas are security and defense and social benefits. The People's Deputies supported the amendment to increase the salary of the army, prohibited the financing of reimbursement from state funds, but refused to set a maximum salary level of 80,000 UAH per month for employees of government bodies, local authorities and budgetary institutions as one of the ways to save state funds. More details.