Over UAH 157 billion spent on social programmes during Zelensky's presidency

Scale of state spending on population support

Throughout Volodymyr Zelensky's entire term, a sum exceeding 157 billion hryvnia was spent on funding approximately 20 state programmes aimed at providing direct assistance to citizens. These figures were published by Forbes.

Which initiatives were included in the calculations

The total cost included the most prominent social and economic projects of recent years. These include:

• payments of the so-called "pandemic thousand";
• implementation of the state "Winter Support" programme;
• funds allocated under the "National Cashback" scheme;
• provision of free tickets by "Ukrzaliznytsia".

Risks of underestimating financial indicators

Experts note that the cited figure of 157 billion hryvnia is not final. The actual volume of state expenditure may be higher, as the cost of several other compensation and social programmes could not be accurately assessed in monetary terms.