Propaganda telegram channels began to disseminate information that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine seems to be urgently adjusting the State Budget for 2024. All items related to medicine, education and social security will be cut. It's fake.

The case was investigated by the fact-checkers for the Vox Ukraine project. The draft State Budget 2024 was submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as of the end of September. There is no information about its changes. The situation is the opposite: the budget assumes an increase in medical costs. Thus, in 2024, the total budget for the healthcare sector is about 202 billion UAH. In 2023, the budget included UAH 176.1 billion for relevant needs. Taking into account the inflation forecast by the NBU for 2024 at 8.5%, the planned amount for this year exceeds the previous one by approximately UAH 10 billion.

By the way, 159 billion UAH will be provided to finance the Medical Guarantee Program in 2024. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine explains that this will allow prioritizing tariffs for surgical and burn packages, as well as packages of psychological support and psychiatric care.

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