The budget deficit this year will widen up to 4.2 percent of GDP, said Minister for Finance Natalia Yaresko at the first American-Ukrainian business-forum held in Washington, RBK -Ukraine (РБК-Украина) reports.
"It is expected that the government budget deficit will be 4.2% of GDP this year. In 2016, it’s estimated the budget will narrow to 3.7% of GDP,” said Yaresko.