Zelensky signed amendments to the state budget — defense spending will increase by one and a half trillion hryvnias

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the draft law No. 15224, which makes amendments to the state budget.

This is known from the draft law card on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.

On June 18, this draft law was unblocked by parliament — the MPs rejected seven draft resolutions that proposed to cancel the approved bill.

What changes did the draft law introduce to the budget?

The draft law No. 15224 increased this yearʼs state budget of Ukraine at the expense of a European loan, which MPs ratified at the end of May.

The bill provides that state budget revenues will increase by UAH 2.29 trillion, and defense expenditures by UAH 1.64 trillion. Previously, budget revenues for 2026 were UAH 2.9 trillion, and expenditures were UAH 4.76 trillion.

Thanks to the significant amount of expected external support, the state budget deficit will decrease by UAH 651.5 billion — from 18.5% to 12.1% of GDP.

After the changes, spending on security and defense will amount to a record UAH 4.4 trillion. Another UAH 2.3 trillion will go to the purchase of weapons and military equipment, and more than UAH 1.45 trillion will go to military salaries.

• In 2026, Ukraine expects to receive €45 billion in financial assistance under the EU loan, of which €31.8 billion will go to defense and €13.2 billion to cover the budget deficit. The first tranche is expected in June.

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