Draft state budget for 2026 provides UAH 2.6 bln for public broadcaster Suspilne

Financial support for the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine (Suspilne) is provided for in the draft state budget for 2026 at the level of UAH 2.47 billion.

According to draft law No. 14000 of September 15, the draft state budget for 2026 provides for financial support for the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine at the level of UAH 2.472 billion, which is UAH 297 million more than in 2025.

Earlier, the broadcaster stated that the financing of Suspilne for 2026 should be no less than UAH 2.6 billion.

In addition, the draft budget provides for UAH 1.557 billion for the production and broadcasting of programs for state needs, the collection, processing and distribution of official information products, and financial support for state foreign broadcasting of Ukraine.

UAH 80.9 million (as in 2025) is earmarked for coverage of the activities of the Verkhovna Rada by a subject in the field of parliamentary broadcasting and financial support for the publication of the newspaper Voice of Ukraine.

"And so that you have no doubts, money for the United Telemarathon has also been traditionally earmarked. More than UAH 1.5 billion for the Telemarthon in the Budget +, like last year, about UAH 80 million for the Rada TV channel (there, as always, they will send about a UAH 100 million from the Foreign Broadcasting budget to KinoKit associated with [Timur] Mindich)," Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak (Holos faction) remarked on Telegram.