Social benefits, public-sector salaries and the military: Ukraine finances only three priorities

From 15 September 2026 state funding in Ukraine will be directed only to three areas: social expenditures, salaries for public-sector employees, and the upkeep of servicemembers. This was stated by the member of parliament from the party “Servant of the People” Olga Vasylevska-Smaglyuk.

“There is very little money in the budget”, — said Olga Vasylevska-Smaglyuk.

The MP cited the shortage of budget funds as an argument in favor of the Verkhovna Rada adopting a number of “European” laws. Among them, she mentioned the introduction of a tax on parcels coming from abroad.

In Mykolaiv there is also a lack of funds to pay salaries to workers in education, culture, and sports.

Earlier we wrote:

• Ukraine risks losing a significant part of the $29.5 billion in aid
• Another $841 million for Ukraine’s budget: the World Bank will finance pension payments
• Mykolaiv residents to receive winter aid of 19,400 UAH: who can apply — in Mykolaiv
• The government announced tight cuts to non-defense spending and 70 billion UAH for the army
• Vitaliy Kim urged the Mykolaiv city council to “use the money properly” amid the budget deficit