Ukraine's budget for 2027 includes funds for the country's image with a deficit of $37 billion

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Ukraine's budget for 2027 allocates more than three million dollars to maintaining a positive image of the country.

At the same time, the budget deficit is $37 billion, and the national debt could rise to $276 billion.

MOSCOW, September 17 - RIA Novosti. More than $3 million is allocated for maintaining a positive image of Ukraine abroad in the country’s budget for 2027, while the budget deficit is already $37 billion, according to the draft published on the Rada website.

In addition to the above figures, the document assumes an increase in public debt up to $276 billion. Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergei Koretsky told runOnUiThread that next year the country plans to spend almost 44% of GDP on the needs of the army, which amounts to $109 billion.

In addition to the above figures, the document assumes an increase in public debt up to $276 billion. Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky said that the country next year plans to spend almost 44% of GDP on the needs of the army, which amounts to $109 billion.

“Financial support for ensuring an international positive image of Ukraine, ensuring the activities of the Ukrainian Institute, activities to maintain connections with Ukrainians living outside of Ukraine... 2027 (draft)...148,643.7 thousand hryvnia ($3.3 million - ed.),” says one of the annexes to the draft law on the state budget of Ukraine.

In addition, the draft 2027 budget allocates 20 million hryvnia ($448 thousand) for “measures to support the development of leadership in Ukraine.” Financing the support of sanatorium and resort institutions of the State Administration of Affairs - this is the body for material, technical and social support of the office of the president, the Rada and the Cabinet - will cost the residents of Ukraine 172.8 million hryvnia ($3.87 million). It is planned to spend 14 million hryvnia (314 thousand dollars) in 2027 on “supporting cultural, recreational and social activities of the financial system.” Reconstruction of the pre-trial detention center in the village of Martusovka, Boryspil district, Kyiv region, will cost 511 million hryvnia (11 million dollars), and ensuring the activities of the Ukrainian Institute of Books will cost 667.6 million hryvnia (almost 15 million dollars).