{"id":1292926,"date":"2025-09-15T21:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/defense-social-security-and-education-where-will-the-trillions-of-hryvnias-allocated-to-the-state-budget-go\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:17:16","slug":"defense-social-security-and-education-where-will-the-trillions-of-hryvnias-allocated-to-the-state-budget-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/defense-social-security-and-education-where-will-the-trillions-of-hryvnias-allocated-to-the-state-budget-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense, social security and education: where will the trillions of hryvnias allocated to the state budget go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The total amount of expenditures included in the draft state budget for 2026 is 4.8 trillion hryvnias, which is more than 3 times higher than the expenditures of the Ukrainian budget before the full-scale invasion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was stated by<\/a> Roksolana Pidlas, the chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cabinet of Ministers allocated the most funds to national security and defense \u2014 UAH 2.8 trillion.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The biggest innovation in the field of defense spending is the so-called “defense reserve” of UAH 200 billion. This is a new budget program of the Ministry of Finance, which the Government will distribute among the Defense Forces by its decision for a prompt response to needs on the battlefield,” the official explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, almost 45 billion is allocated for the production of weapons and ammunition in Ukraine, and another 37.6 billion is allocated for the production of drones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among non-military expenditures, the largest amount of money is invested in servicing the state debt – UAH 513.1 billion, social protection – UAH 467 billion, as well as education, healthcare, and supporting the capacity of local budgets (additional subsidy to affected communities, basic subsidy, compensation for the difference in tariffs).<\/span><\/p>\n

It is planned to cover the costs in three ways:<\/span><\/p>\n