Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman reported that the government is finalizing the draft law on the state budget for 2018, and it will be submitted for consideration of the Verkovna Rada on September 15.
He noted that the budget priorities are decentralization, support of the real sector of the economy, medicine, defense, road construction, EP reports quoting Ukrinform.
Thus, according to him, the Cabinet of Ministers intends to additionally allocate UAH 10 bln, 5% of GDP will be go on financing the Ukrainian defense.
In addition, the financial decentralization will remain; the support of the real sector of economy from the perspective of Ukrainian industry and farming support program is expected.
“We will have clear priorities, that is we will have three more priorities versus the last year”, he said.
