The basis of the state budget of Ukraine for 2016 will be spending on national security And defense, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in the conversation log.

before the head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said that Kiev plans to spend on defense in 2016, 5% of GDP. This new edition of the military doctrine of Ukraine provides for annual defense spending of More than 3% of GDP. The Ministry of defense of Ukraine in September, said that needs funding in 2016 to $ 3, 1 billion dollars.

"The budget is, of course, national security And defense. On them, as has been stated, we will allocate 100 billion hryvnia. After all, focusing on recent reports, the war is far from over. In addition, we are required to keep budgetary shortage at level 3, 7% as agreed with IMF. And I Wish we adopted the budget together with tax reform. I believe that the project (budget - ed.) Made by the Ministry of Finance will be a good basis For real tax changes. For this reform we need to reduce the expenditures of the state budget not less than 60 billion hryvnia, " - said Yatsenyuk, answering the question about what the draft budget for next year will be different from the last.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to approve the state budget in 2016 on the basis of the new tax system. At the moment there are two options of tax reform - from the government And from the people's representatives. Each of these options provides for a reduction of expenditure budget: project Finance - 60 billion hryvnia (about 2, 5 billion dollars), Deputy - 200 billion (about 8.4 billion dollars).

Thus, according to the agreements with the IMF during the extended payment program, Kiev is obliged to reduce the budget for the subsequent year with a deficit of less than 3, 7% of GDP. Before Jaresko said on the need for discussion on which articles in the state budget will be reduced on funding.

in her expressions, the Foundation budget must be fresh tax conversion. In this regard, said the head of the Ministry of Finance, government listens to business, And experts in the hope of finding a consensus between the " zero tax rates And what we have today."

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