State Budget for 2026 adopted: Yulia Svyrydenko

Department of Information and Public Communications of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, posted 03 December 2025 15:54

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the State Budget for 2026. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko, who expressed gratitude to the people’s deputies for supporting this key document.

According to the Head of Government, budget revenues will rise to UAH 2.92 trillion – an increase of UAH 446.8 billion compared with 2025. Expenditure will also increase, reaching UAH 4.83 trillion – UAH 134.5 billion more than in the previous year.

“The aim of the budget is to ensure the country’s defence, support people, and create conditions for economic growth even in the context of a full-scale invasion,” Yulia Svyrydenko emphasised.

She noted that, together with the Minister of Finance, she had held a series of meetings with representatives of parliamentary factions over recent days.

“This is joint work, and it is important for us that the budget is balanced and meets the real needs of the country during wartime. The 2026 State Budget is a crucial foundation for planning the life of the state in the coming year and for securing international financing, including assistance under the new IMF programme for 2026–2029,” the Head of Government stressed.

The Prime Minister outlined the budget’s key priorities – defence, security, and social resilience – as the foundation on which state policy is built:

1. Defence and security – 100% of the state’s own revenues will be directed to the Defence Forces: monetary allowances for service members and support for their families, strengthening air defence, development and production of Ukrainian weapons, including drones. “Next year we will allocate UAH 2.8 trillion to the army – almost 60% of all expenditure,” Yulia Svyrydenko said.

2. Social resilience.

Education – UAH 273.9 billion allocated (+UAH 75 billion compared with 2025). This includes UAH 195.3 billion (+UAH 55.4 billion compared with 2025), which takes into account a 30% salary increase for teaching and academic staff from 1 January 2026. The Government is also developing a new remuneration system for educators, to be introduced from September 2026.
Healthcare – UAH 258.6 billion (+UAH 38.8 billion compared with 2025). Priorities include higher salaries for primary and emergency care doctors, free medicines, and health check-ups for citizens aged 40 and over.
Support for internally displaced persons – UAH 72.6 billion. The focus is on helping people who have lost their homes due to the war, including UAH 1.4 billion for a new programme supporting IDPs from the temporarily occupied territories.
Veterans’ policy – UAH 18.9 billion, an increase of UAH 6.3 billion compared with last year, covering housing support and tools for reintegration into civilian life.
Social support – UAH 468.5 billion (+UAH 47.6 billion compared with 2025), including pensions, social payments to vulnerable groups, benefits and subsidies; support for persons with disabilities; and demographic development – comprehensive assistance to families with newborns and young children (prenatal and postnatal support, the eKindergarten programme, School Starter Pack).
Safety in frontline regions. For the first time, UAH 1 billion has been allocated for shelters in kindergartens.

3. Support for entrepreneurs.

The Government plans to continue business support programmes and initiatives for Ukrainian manufacturers under the Made in Ukraine policy. The State Budget provides funding for the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% scheme, industrial parks, partial compensation programmes for Ukrainian machinery and equipment, grants, and other initiatives to develop domestic producers. Funds are also allocated to provide housing for Ukrainians under the eOselia programme.

4. Support for regions, including frontline areas – UAH 293 billion.

These funds will cover teachers’ salaries, support for local budgets, school meals for pupils in grades 1–11, education, social protection, healthcare, and compensation for tariff differences.

Macroeconomic indicators. Despite the war, the Ukrainian economy continues to demonstrate resilience and recovery. In 2026, GDP is projected to grow further to UAH 10.31 trillion, with inflation slowing and the average monthly wage rising to UAH 30,000.