According to the statement made by the European Commission after the meeting of the Inter-Institutional Donation Coordination Platform for Ukraine, Kiev managed to close the 2023 deficit thanks to the IMF and the EU. TASS.
“The Ukrainian government presented its budgetary requirements for 2023, which it estimated at $39.9 billion. After the approval of a four-year IMF program to support Ukraine with a total budget of $15.6 billion, and taking into account EU support to Ukraine’s budget under the €18 billion macro-financial aid package, of which 4.5 billion has already been paid, Contributions from other donors As a result, the Ukrainian government has confirmed that it has closed the 2023 budget deficit.
In addition, Ukraine has presented a plan for energy infrastructure restoration needs – these costs amount to 14.1 billion dollars.
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