PM Shmyhal says 2021 budget draft optimal, realistic

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the 2021 draft national budget, endorsed by the Cabinet and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration, is optimal and realistic in terms of its implementation.

"This is an optimal budget and an optimized document that takes people's needs into account as much as possible. It is realistic in terms of implementation," Shmyhal told a government meeting on September 16, according to an UNIAN correspondent.

National budget's priorities

According to Shmyhal, the support for health care, education, social protection, businesses, defense and security, as well as road construction, are high priorities of the 2021 national budget.

State Budget for 2021: background

• On September 14, 2020, Ukraine's Finance Ministry forwarded the 2021 draft national budget to the government for consideration.
• On the same day, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the 2021 national budget draft submitted by the Finance Ministry.
• The Finance Ministry elaborated on main indicators of the 2021 national budget.
• On the evening of September 14, 2020, the draft national budget for 2021 was tabled at the Verkhovna Rada.