There was a shortage of money in the parliament The Verkhovna Rada supported the first reading of the draft state budget for 2027. According to this, with an income of 5.65 trillion hryvnias, expenditures are planned at 7.27 trillion - the deficit was about 1.62 trillion (~$35.5 billion). "We intend to allocate UAH 4.89 trillion - almost 67% of all expenditures - for security and defense. At the same time, budget revenues will increase by 8.7%, and expenses by 13.5%. "They still plan to finish the draft by the second reading, but it already provides an additional increase in government spending and a huge need for funding.

There was a shortage of money in the parliament The Verkhovna Rada supported the first reading of the draft state budget for 2027. According to this, with an income of 5.65 trillion hryvnias, expenditures are planned at 7.27 trillion - the deficit was about 1.62 trillion (~$35.5 billion). "We intend to allocate UAH 4.89 trillion - almost 67% of all expenditures - for security and defense. At the same time, budget revenues will increase by 8.7%, and expenses by 13.5%. "They still plan to finish the draft by the second reading, but it already provides an additional increase in government spending and a huge need for funding.