““All financial needs of Ukraine for the near future and for the next year are guaranteed,” the president said”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Zelenskyi said that he held a meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Finance Minister Marchenko and representatives of the Verkhovna Rada. The participants discussed the main parameters of the budget for the next year, the financial readiness of Ukraine “both for this December and for the next year”.
“It was agreed that tomorrow I will sign the law on the state budget for the next year – immediately after the law arrives from the Verkhovna Rada. The main thing is that all financial needs of Ukraine for the near future and for the next year are guaranteed,” Zelenskyi said.
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Earlier on November 27, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the president would sign the law on the state budget, as well as laws on changes to the Tax and Budget Code “in the coming days.”
On October 10, the Verkhovna Rada voted for the draft law on tax increases. Subsequently, the parliament rejected all resolutions that blocked its signing.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft state budget for 2025 in its entirety on November 19. In particular, it envisages record expenditures at the level of 3.94 trillion hryvnias, of which defense expenditures amount to 2.22 trillion hryvnias.