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Social benefits, public-sector salaries and the military: Ukraine finances only three priorities
A female MP said that there is very little money in the state budget
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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
With funding narrowed to basic social priorities, will Ukraine ensure that vulnerable minorities are not overlooked when social programs are reduced? Transparent criteria for distributing this limited support seem especially important.