Deficit of state budget for 2019 to reach almost UAH 90 bln

The ceiling of deficit of the state budget of Ukraine for 2019 is set at UAH 89.989 billion.

Pursuant to the draft law on the state budget of Ukraine for 2019, the budget revenues are planned at UAH 1.008 trillion, of which UAH 916.1 billion is the revenues of the state budget’s general fund and UAH 92.2 billion is the revenues of the special fund.

The budget expenditure is planned at the level of UAH 1.094 trillion (UAH 993.4 billion in general fund expenditure and UAH 100.96 billion in special fund expenditure).

At the same time, the deficit ceiling is set at UAH 89.989 billion.

Proceeds from the privatization of state property in 2019 are determined in the amount of UAH 17.1 billion.

Acting Finance Minister of Ukraine Oksana Markarova noted that the draft budget for 2019 stipulated the deficit at 2.26% of GDP.

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