KIEV, Feb. 27 – The state (direct) debt of Ukraine in 2013 will rise to 30.6% of GDP from 28.5% of GDP in 2012, according to the program of the state debt management for 2013, approved by order No. 277 of the Finance Ministry dated February 21.

"At the end of 2013, the expected state debt will amount UAH 483.032 billion, which is about 30.6% of GDP. The correlation of payments for servicing the state debt at the end of 2013 and revenues of the national budget for 2013 will be about 9.6%," reads the document.