Censor.NET reports citing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal post on Facebook.
The proposed amendments to the state budget indicate that the pension expenditures will increase from UAH 172.6 billion to UAH 192.3 billion.
In addition, the Defense Ministry spending is proposed to be left unchanged in the amount of UAH 125 billion.
It is also proposed to reduce expenditures on road repair and construction (from UAH 71.9 billion to UAH 70.8 billion) and the Economy Ministry spending (from UAH 18.1 billion to UAH 17.2 billion).
Shmyhal also noted that the budget amendments imply a shift of emphasis on basic needs amid the pandemic. "We hope that the Verkhovna Rada will summon and support our proposals as soon as possible," he added.
On March 30, the Verkhovna Rada sent the amendments to the state budget for 2020, which proposed to reduce the revenue side by UAH 122.9 billion and increase the expenditure side by UAH 79.2 billion, to the repeated first reading.
