KYIV, July 14 – The government has coped with the task of financing all key national budget expenditures in the first six months of 2023, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said.

"We see and clearly understand how this year will go in terms of financing the budget deficit. This allows to ensure the macroeconomic and macrofinancial stability of our state… In the first six months of 2023, we coped with the task of financing all key budget expenditures. All taxes of citizens and businesses we sent to ensure the defense and security of the country," he said at the Friday government meeting.