The Accounting Chamber published the results of an audit of the use of state funding for political parties for the period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2025. The audit identified issues in the regulation of expenditures and noted risks due to unclear definitions of permissible uses of funds.
Who received the funds and how much
Four political parties were entitled to state funding in 2023–2025: 'Servant of the People', 'European Solidarity', All-Ukrainian Union 'Batkivshchyna' (All-Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna”) and 'Holos'. According to the parties’ reports, during the second half of 2023 and in 2024–2025 they received 1,902.4 million UAH from the state budget.
The amount recorded in the reports as spent funds totalled 1,904.9 million UAH for the period in question.
Main expenditure areas
The main areas of spending were the purchase of goods and services, rental and maintenance of premises and equipment, payroll, business trips and funding of the territorial branches of the political parties.
Use of funds varied depending on the statutory activities of each party, which affected the structure of expenditures reported.
Legal regulation of fund usage
At the planning and allocation stage, the provisions of the Budget Code of Ukraine are applied. After state funding is credited to separate accounts of political parties, its use is regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On Political Parties in Ukraine”.
The legislation does not set out clear directions for how political parties may use state funding, nor corresponding restrictions, meaning that the definition of the content of statutory activity and the areas for directing funds effectively remains with the parties themselves.
Harmonising rules and control — audit findings
The audit’s conclusions state that improving the mechanism of state funding for political parties requires harmonising provisions of budget legislation on fund management with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Political Parties in Ukraine”.
The audit also notes the need to define more clearly the permissible directions for using funds and to strengthen control mechanisms.
