KYIV, Nov 3 – At a meeting on November 2, the government approved the draft law on the state budget of Ukraine for 2024 for the second reading, reducing the need for external financial support to about $41 billion from $42.9 billion, in particular due to the increase in planned revenues as a result of the revision of macro indicators and taking into account other additional revenues.

“The principles and priorities defined in the draft budget presented by the government for consideration by parliament in the first reading were preserved in the second reading. The budget indicators are balanced, but at the same time tense. We continue to actively work to attract the necessary external financing,” Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko said.