Budget 2025: Rada is expected to adopt the final version with new expenditures tomorrow
Kyiv • UNN
The Budget Committee of the Verkhovna Rada approved the draft state budget for the second reading with important changes. The general fund expenditures amount to UAH 3709.8 billion.
The adoption of the State Budget for 2025 in parliament is expected tomorrow, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of the Finance Committee, said on Telegram on Monday, UNN reports.
Adoption of the Budget for 2025 in the final version (...) is scheduled for tomorrow
Earlier
Earlier today, on November 18, the Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee approved the draft state budget for the second reading with important changes. Among the main ones are $2 billion from the UK for weapons and the preservation of 64% of personal income tax for communities.
Addendum
As reported in the Ministry of Finance, on November 8, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft state budget 2025 for the second reading.
The expenditures of the general fund of the state budget for the second reading amount to UAH 3,709.8 billion.
Revenues that were previously allocated to the special fund of UAH 43.2 billion to finance the State Road Fund have now been fully transferred to the general budget fund. An additional UAH 12 billion was allocated to increase payments to teachers, which will improve the working conditions of teachers. To strengthen the defense capability, an additional UAH 1 billion was allocated for the development of weapons and military equipment for the Ministry of Defense and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. At the same time, funding for the prosecutor general's office was reduced by UAH 1.2 billion.
To support the defense industry, UAH 500 million has been allocated to reduce the cost of loans to enterprises, which will help modernize production and increase the country's defense potential. An additional UAH 646 million has been allocated for the Ministry of Health, including UAH 500 million for the reimbursement of medicines for the treatment of cardiovascular and neurological diseases.
The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications has been allocated an additional UAH 488.4 million, of which UAH 200 million is earmarked for strategic communications projects and promotion of Ukraine's positive image abroad. Separately, UAH 150 million has been allocated to support Ukrainians abroad and facilitate their return to Ukraine through the activities of the Agency of Ukrainian Unity under the Ministry of Economy.
The expenditures of the Ministry of Social Policy have been increased by over UAH 1.4 billion:
- UAH 1 billion to help internally displaced persons;
- UAH 102.2 million to pay for cloud resources for digital technologies;
- UAH 328.6 million for day care services for children with disabilities.
To develop the agricultural sector, an additional UAH 1 billion is allocated to support livestock farming and agricultural processing.
The Ministry of Infrastructure has allocated UAH 1 billion to implement investment projects through the State Regional Development Fund. UAH 1 billion has been allocated for reconstruction work in Kharkiv, which will help restore housing and utility facilities damaged by the hostilities.
UAH 3 billion has been allocated to provide compensation for destroyed housing and UAH 1 billion for damaged property. This will help support citizens affected by the hostilities.
The budget also takes into account the decision of the Strategic Investment Council to allocate UAH 36.4 billion for the implementation of priority areas of public investment, in particular:
- UAH 11.8 billion for education;
- UAH 8 billion for water supply;
- UAH 6 billion for social protection;
- UAH 5.6 billion for healthcare;
- UAH 4.4 billion-for Transport;
- UAH 502 million for public administration;
- UAH 70 million - for cultural projects, in particular for the construction of shelters.
