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title: "Rada Retains UAH 19.4 Billion of Reverse Subsidy in Local Budgets: What Changed in the 2027 State Budget"
description: "The Verkhovna Rada supported Bakunets' amendment and retained UAH 19.4 billion of the reverse subsidy in local budgets during the revision of the 2027 State Budget. 284 deputies voted for the decision."
date: 2026-11-09T15:54:42.084Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rada-retains-19-4-billion-reverse-subsidy
tags: [ukraine, state-budget-2027, reverse-subsidy, local-budgets, verkhovna-rada]
author: "Darya Fomina, Andrey Kosynko"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Rada Retains UAH 19.4 Billion of Reverse Subsidy in Local Budgets: What Changed in the 2027 State Budget

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## Key Points

- The Rada retained UAH 19.4 billion of the reverse subsidy in local budgets during the revision of the 2027 State Budget
- Amendment No. 872 by Pavlo Bakunets, signed by about 70 MPs, became key; 284 deputies voted for the decision
- The initial draft planned the withdrawal for 218 communities, including 152 settlement and village councils
- The government is obliged to take the majority's position into account for the second reading, including through suspending Articles 99 and 100 of the Budget Code

During the revision of the 2027 State Budget draft, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the decision to retain UAH 19.4 billion of reverse subsidy funds in local budgets. Amendment No. 872, submitted by Member of Parliament Pavlo Bakunets, became pivotal in this process. RBC-Ukraine reports this citing the parliament's decision.

### What Was Originally Envisioned in the Budget

The initial draft of the 2027 State Budget proposed applying a reverse subsidy withdrawal for 218 hromadas (communities), of which 152 are settlement and village councils. The total volume of funds planned to be taken from local budgets amounted to UAH 19.4 billion. It was this provision that became the subject of parliamentary revision.

### Bakunets' Amendment and Floor Voting

About 70 MPs signed the amendment to stop such a withdrawal. The Verkhovna Rada Committee partially accommodated Pavlo Bakunets' (Trust faction) Amendment No. 872, instructing the Cabinet of Ministers to balance its provisions and ensure the retention of the reverse subsidy locally. When considering Bill No. 16000 on the 2027 State Budget, an attempt to reject this decision failed: 284 MPs voted to keep the funds in the communities.

### Why the Decision Is Critical for Communities

As noted in the justification for the amendment, the withdrawal of the reverse subsidy threatened individual communities with bankruptcy, while for others it would mean the forced curtailment of entrepreneurship support and job creation programs. The decision became critically important for communities from all regions of Ukraine amid a full-scale war and daily enemy shelling that led to the destruction of a large number of production facilities.

### What Next: The Government's Duties

Now the government is obliged to take into account the position of the parliamentary majority when preparing the bill for the second reading, ensuring the preservation of these funds in local budgets, in particular by suspending the effect of Articles 99 and 100 of the Budget Code of Ukraine in the relevant part. It was previously reported that communities could have been left without funds for critical needs due to the government's decision.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Громадам оставят 19,4 млрд грн: Рада поддержала поправку Бакунца к Госбюджету-2027](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rada-progolosuvala-proti-viluchennya-groshey-1794238125.html) - Primary source: UAH 19.4 billion, 218 communities (152 settlement/village), amendment No. 872, ~70 signatures, 284 votes, bill No. 16000, Budget Code articles 99 and 100.
- [Общинам оставят миллиарды гривен: нардепы поддержали важное изменение в Госбюджет-2027](https://www.obozrevatel.com/section-ekonomika-glavnaya/analytics-and-forecasts/news-hromadam-zalyshat-milyardy-hryven-nardepy-pidtrymaly-vazhlyvu-zminu-do-derzhbyudzhetu-2027-09-11-2026.html) - Confirms the partial accommodation of Bakunets' ("Trust") amendment and the instruction to the government to balance the changes.

## FAQ

### How much reverse subsidy funds will be retained in local budgets?

UAH 19.4 billion is the exact volume that was planned to be withdrawn in the initial draft of the 2027 State Budget, but the Rada supported keeping it locally.

### Whose amendment did the Verkhovna Rada support?

Amendment No. 872, submitted by MP Pavlo Bakunets and signed by about 70 MPs.

### How many votes were cast to preserve the funds?

284 MPs voted to keep the funds in communities during the consideration of Bill No. 16000.

### What must the government do now?

Take into account the position of the parliamentary majority when preparing the bill for the second reading, ensuring the preservation of funds in local budgets, including by suspending Articles 99 and 100 of the Budget Code in the relevant part.