After the amendments to the Ukrainian budget for 2025, the planned deficit of the state treasury will amount to $42bn. At the same time, this figure is unlikely to decrease next year. This is reported by Dengi.ua with reference to post of MP and head of the parliamentary budget committee Roksolana Pidlasa.
According to her, partly this need will be covered by the so-called non-repayable loans of the G7 countries (ERA loans), and partly by the EU assistance within the framework of the Ukraine Facility and the IMF.
"At the same time, we still have an uncovered need for external financing for 2026 - $19 billion," Roksolana Pidlasa said.
The parliamentarian noted that in conditions when this year Ukraine will allocate at least 66% of its budget to defense needs, the search for financing should not be only the problem of the Ukrainian government and the European Commission.
"I see the potential to deepen and expand cooperation with the IMF following the example of other countries. For example, in 2025, the IMF agreed on a $20 billion cooperation program with Argentina, of which $12 billion is initial disbursement (i.e. WITHOUT structural beacons). At the same time, Ukraine has gone through 8(!) successful revisions in order to receive 6.19 billion dollars", - said Pidlasa.
Deputy also stressed that even with the cessation of active hostilities by the end of this year, defense spending will remain high for many more years, but to them will be added the huge costs of reconstruction, which, according to World Bank estimates, will amount to $524 billion over 10 years.