(MENAFN- UkrinForm) She announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“The 2026 state budget has been adopted. We thank parliamentarians for supporting this key document. In recent days, together with the finance minister, we met with faction representatives. This is joint work, and it is important that the budget is balanced and meets the country's real needs during the war,” she wrote.

Svyrydenko noted that the 2026 budget is the foundation for planning the country's life in the coming year and for securing international financing, including assistance under the new IMF program for 2026–2029. The priorities of the budget are defense, security, and social resilience.

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The prime minister informed that 100 percent of the state's own revenues will be directed to the Defense Forces: salaries for service persons and support for their families, strengthening air defense, and the development and production of Ukrainian weapons, including drones.

“Next year we will spend UAH 2.8 trillion on the army, which is nearly 60 percent of all expenditures,” Svyrydenko stressed.

In the social sphere, UAH 273.9 billion is allocated for education, an increase of UAH 75 billion compared to 2025. Of this, UAH 195.3 billion includes a 30 percent salary increase for teachers and academic staff starting January 1, 2026. The government is also developing a new pay system for educators to be introduced in September 2026.

Healthcare spending will amount to UAH 258.6 billion, up UAH 38.8 billion from 2025. Priorities include higher salaries for primary care and emergency doctors, free medicines, and health checks for citizens aged 40 and above.

Support for internally displaced persons is set at UAH 72.6 billion. The government will focus on helping those who lost their homes due to the war, including UAH 1.4 billion for a new program to assist people displaced from temporarily occupied territories.

Veteran policy will receive UAH 18.9 billion, an increase of UAH 6.3 billion compared to last year. Funds will go toward housing and tools for reintegration into civilian life.

“Social support totals UAH 468.5 billion, up UAH 47.6 billion from 2025, including pensions, social payments to vulnerable groups, benefits and subsidies, support for persons with disabilities, and demographic development-comprehensive support for families with newborns and young children (prenatal and postnatal assistance, eYasla (eNursery), School Starter Kit),” Svyrydenko said.

For the first time, the government has earmarked UAH 1 billion for kindergarten shelters as part of broader efforts to enhance safety in frontline regions.

In support of entrepreneurs, the Cabinet of Ministers plans to continue programs for business and Ukrainian manufacturers under the Made in Ukraine policy. The budget provides funding for the Affordable Loans 5-7-9% program, industrial parks, partial compensation for Ukrainian machinery and equipment, grants, and other initiatives to boost domestic producers. Funds are also earmarked for housing under the eOselia program.

Support for regions, including frontline areas, will amount to UAH 293 billion.

“These funds will ensure teachers' salaries, support for local budgets, financing of school meals for grades 1–11, education, social protection, healthcare, and compensation for tariff differences,” Svyrydenko explained.

The prime minister added that despite the war, Ukraine's economy is showing resilience and recovery. She said GDP is projected to grow further in 2026 to UAH 10.31 trillion, inflation is expected to slow, and the average monthly wage will rise to UAH 30,000.

“Budget revenues will increase to UAH 2.92 trillion, which is UAH 446.8 billion more than in 2025. Expenditures will also grow, reaching UAH 4.83 trillion, UAH 134.5 billion more than last year. The goal of the budget is to ensure the country's defense, support the people, and create conditions for economic growth even under full‐scale invasion,” she noted.

As Ukrinform reported, the Verkhovna Rada has adopted Law No. 14000,“On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2025.”

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