Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv has stated the draftnational budget for 2018 would be presented on September 15, and at present the ministries have already agreed on its balance.

"At the moment the budget has been coordinated with the ministries, a joint meeting of the president of Ukraine, the prime minister, the head of the Verkhovna Rada and representatives of the factions has been held so that we could submit the budget on time on September 15, 2017," he said at the Economic Forum "Supporting the Economic Development of Ukraine: Cooperation between the Government and the Diaspora" in Kyiv.

According to Kubiv, within the budget it is planned to select ten priorities, among which there is carrying out reforms, however it will be possible to speak in detail about the priorities of the draft national budget after its coordination.