Amendments to state budget: Expenditures for government cut by UAH 1.9 bln

In particular, expenditures for the Central Election Commission will be reduced by UAH 1.2 billion; the State Bureau of Investigation - by UAH 486 million; the State Tax Service - by UAH 368 million, the Cabinet’s press service wrote on Facebook.

In addition, the funding with be decreased for the Supreme Court - by UAH 110 million; for the Office of the Prosecutor General – by UAH 105 million; the Verkhovna Rada – by UAH 48 million; the State Management of Affairs – by UAH 38 million.

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada on April 13 approved amendments to the state budget 2020.

According to the document, the budget deficit is to be increased by UAH 202 billion, to UAH 298.4 billion (from UAH 96.3 billion), revenues are to be reduced by UAH 119.75 billion, to UAH 975.8 billion (from UAH 1.096 trillion), and expenditures are to be increased by UAH 82.4 billion, to UAH 1.266 trillion (from UAH 1.184 trillion).

In addition, UAH 64.9 billion is envisaged in the state budget for the creation of the Fund to combat the coronavirus.

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