The Kherson City Council has projected a loss of one-fifth of the city budget

In the Kherson community’s budget forecast for 2027–2029, the total budget has been reduced by nearly one-fifth due to cuts in two key military subsidies. Despite an expected 12–15% increase in the city’s own revenues, the cancellation of state transfers is forcing significant cuts to spending on housing and communal services and civil defense.

The Center for Public Investigations conducted an analysis of the budget forecast for the Kherson City Territorial Community .

Personal income tax (PIT) remains the main source of revenue for the community’s budget. It will account for over 75% of the general fund’s revenue: in 2027, the city expects to collect approximately 1.01 billion UAH, and by 2029, this amount is projected to rise to 1.4 billion UAH.

At the same time, the total volume of the community budget, including transfers, is projected to be 2.1 billion UAH in 2027. This is nearly one-fifth less than the approved budget for 2026—2.6 billion UAH—and less than the actual budget for 2025—2.9 billion UAH.

The projected decline does not guarantee an actual reduction in state revenues by nearly half, as the Budget Declaration for 2027–2029 does not yet include a final allocation of interbudgetary transfers. The document’s authors attribute this to the unpredictability of government policy; therefore, they used only guaranteed figures in their calculations, while the final amounts of aid will be determined during the adoption of annual budgets.

The budget estimate for the Kherson City Administration, as the primary fund manager, also warrants attention. While the administration was allocated 45.7 million UAH for 2026, its funding is listed as zero in the calculations for 2027–2029. The document does not provide a rationale for this decision, which could indicate either a future restructuring or a change in the administrative apparatus’s funding model, or a possible technical error in the development of the forecast.

Earlier, Kherson allocated 400 million for the purchase of mobile shelters. This plan will be implemented as part of the program to protect the population and the community’s territory from emergencies for 2026–2028. 

An additional 43.1 million hryvnias have been allocated for communications equipment,supplies, and materials for shelters. Over 26.1 million hryvnias have been allocated for the development and technical modernization of the local centralized warning system.

In addition, 4.6 million hryvnias are planned to be spent on replenishing material reserves, and nearly 4 million on alert systems in protective structures.

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