You're reading: Rada increases state budget for 2017 by about Hr 40 billion

The Verkhovna Rada has increased the revenue part of the national budget of Ukraine for 2017 by about Hr 39.7 billion, to Hr 771 billion, expenditures by Hr 40.7 billion, to Hr 841.1 billion.

According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, 226 people’s deputies voted for corresponding bill No. 6600, which is the minimum number of votes needed for its adoption.

The budget deficit remained at the same level of Hr 77.7 billion due to the decrease in the volume of loans issued from the national budget by Hr 1 billion, to Hr 13.7 billion.