Ukrainian parliament advances 2027 state budget with 90 proposals
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada adopted the initial findings and proposals on the 2027 state budget, with 232 MPs voting in favour. The budget committee consolidated 5,236 amendments into 90 proposals that the government must consider before second reading.
Pagrindiniai faktai
- The Verkhovna Rada adopted the initial budget findings and proposals for 2027 by 232 votes.
- The budget committee reviewed 5,236 amendments and consolidated them into 90 proposals.
- The draft provides for more than 8 trillion hryvnia in state expenditure.
- The budget relies on 3.7 trillion hryvnia in domestic resources and 52.6 billion dollars in international assistance.
- Full acceptance of all amendments would require an additional 13.5 trillion hryvnia.
- The government was instructed to consider higher military pay, more military housing spending and additional funding for rare-disease medicines.
- Second reading and final adoption were planned for 23–26 November.
Kodėl tai svarbu
The vote marks the first formal parliamentary stage in adopting Ukraine’s 2027 state budget. The adopted document requires the government to consider or reflect 90 committee proposals before second reading, including changes related to defence, military welfare, healthcare, local finances and fiscal balance.
Kas nutiko
On 27 October, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the first-stage findings and proposals concerning the 2027 state budget. Of the 5,236 amendments submitted by MPs, the budget committee consolidated 90 proposals and findings. The document was supported by 232 MPs, while 29 voted against and 14 abstained. After the vote, parliament proceeded to consider the amendments. The government will use the adopted findings to refine the draft before second reading, planned for 23–26 November.
Kaip apie tai rašo Ukrainos šaltiniai
Ukrainian reporting focused on the parliamentary procedure, the record volume of amendments and the significance of the committee’s 90 proposals for the government’s next stage of work. Coverage also highlighted defence priorities, military pay and housing, medicines for rare diseases, local-budget financing, privatisation and fiscal balance. Some proposals were contested, while Nina Yuzhanina criticised the committee’s work as lacking substantive changes.
Kontekstas
The Cabinet of Ministers presented the 2027 draft budget to parliament on 16 September. It projects state spending of more than 8 trillion hryvnia, four times the level before Russia’s full-scale invasion. Domestic resources are expected to cover 3.7 trillion hryvnia, with another 52.6 billion dollars coming from international assistance. A preliminary assessment found that accepting all proposed amendments would require 13.5 trillion hryvnia in additional funding. Many proposals were rejected or referred for further work because they lacked balancing, supporting calculations or realistic funding sources.