The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine estimated the spending for a month of hostilities

One month of hostilities in Ukraine costs the country about $ 10 billion, according to the calculations of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance. This was reported in the press service of the HEAD of state following a meeting of President Volodymyr Zelensky with the economic bloc and members of the government.

The participants of the meeting discussed the state of the Ukrainian economy in the second month of the Russian military operation, as well as forecasts for its development and sources of financing expenses: own tax revenues and assistance from Ukraine's international partners.

“In the same context, they touched upon the prospect of switching to a simplified taxation system, scheduled for April,” the report says.

In early March, Deputy Chairman of the NATIONAL BANK of Ukraine Serhiy Nikolaychuk said in an interview with BLOOMBERG that the Ukrainian economy had halved due to the Russian military operation. According to the preliminary estimate of the Ministry of Finance, based on data on the payment of taxes on personal income and unified social contributions, as of March 20, about 30% of businesses were temporarily or completely stopped in the country, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said. Despite this, Ukraine is servicing its debts in full, and the country is not in danger of default, he assured.