KYIV, Jan 14 – The main challenges for Ukraine in 2022 are keeping the budget deficit within 3.5% of GDP and bringing inflation to the target, Viktor Koziuk, a member of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), said.

"The main challenge is how to achieve the goals in the presence of problems awaiting us. In particular, the goal of keeping the budget deficit within 3.5% of GDP and bringing inflation to the goal. Considering the goals of fiscal and monetary policy, you can see a very serious set of problems," he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.