Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman expects that the Verkhovna Rada will adopt the draft state budget 2018 at the second reading until December 10.

"I would open the question now that the budget for 2018 will be adopted in the first decade, that is, until December 10, 2017," he said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday.

The premier instructed members of the government to intensify work on finalizing the draft state budget, taking into account the amendments proposed by the deputies.