This order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine concerns the redistribution of budget funds in the education sector for 2024. The document provides for a reduction in expenditures for several educational programs and an increase in the reserve of educational subvention to local budgets. Structurally, the order consists of 4 main points and 2 annexes. The first point defines the reduction of expenditures for various budget programs (academic scholarships, New Ukrainian School, safe school conditions, etc.) for a total amount of over 1.5 billion hryvnias. The second and third points regulate the distribution of the reserve of educational subvention to local budgets.
Key changes include:
– Reduction of expenditures on academic scholarships by 383 million hryvnias
– Reduction of funding for the New Ukrainian School program by 184.3 million hryvnias
– Decrease in expenditures for safe school conditions by 448.3 million hryvnias
– Reduction of expenditures on school cafeteria modernization by 282.8 million hryvnias
– Increase in the reserve of educational subvention by 1.5 billion hryvnias
