Only 4% of Ukrainians support raising taxes for all categories of taxpayers, including individual entrepreneurs (FOP), to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 2027, as the results of a sociological survey show.
Preferred funding options and uncertainty
The most common response was uncertainty - 41% of respondents. Among the proposed measures, the most supported was raising taxes for large businesses - 25%, followed by increased international borrowing at 17%.
Other options had lower support: 7.5% were ready to back hryvnia issuance, 5.5% supported cuts to social spending, and only 4% supported a general tax increase, including for individual entrepreneurs (FOP).
Differences by gender and age
Men more often support taking on international loans - 24% versus 11% among women (17% overall) - and are less likely to be undecided (37% versus 45% among women). Women more often opt for raising taxes on large businesses (26% versus 23% among men) or for hryvnia issuance (9% versus 6% among men).
Youth aged 18−29 have the lowest level of uncertainty - 31% versus 41% overall - and the highest support for external borrowing (26% versus 17% overall). In the 30−44 age group there is greater support for hryvnia issuance - 11% versus 7.5% overall, while respondents aged 55 and over are more likely than others to support raising taxes on large businesses - 28%.
Regional differences in support for funding methods
Kyiv shows the highest support for international loans - 28% versus 17% overall - and the highest share willing to accept cuts to social and other spending (9% versus 5.5% overall). The capital also has the lowest support for raising taxes for everyone, including individual entrepreneurs (FOP) - 2% versus 4% overall.
Central regions show the strongest support for raising taxes on large businesses - 31% versus 25% overall. In the East there is the highest readiness for hryvnia issuance - 14% versus 7.5% overall - and also high support for external borrowing - 23% versus 17% overall; here residents less often support raising taxes on large businesses (19% versus 25% overall). The South has support for international loans at 24% and the lowest readiness to cut social spending - 2% versus 5.5% overall. The North and the West are close to the national figures but have higher uncertainty - 43% and 45% respectively versus 41% overall.
