# Finance
Ukrainians' debts for utilities exceeded 100 billion hryvnias
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine has published data on the population's debt for housing and communal services.
Officials' salaries exceeded 60 thousand hryvnias
The salaries of officials significantly exceed the average in Ukraine. However, in 2025, they are increasing quite slowly.
The number of unpaid fines for traffic violations has increased by 2.5 times
In the Unified Register of Debtors, for the first half of this year, 375,810 cases were recorded due to unpaid fines for traffic violations – this is less than last year, but one-third more than in 2023.
Ukraine in 2025 received billions of euros from frozen Russian assets
Since the beginning of 2025, the European Union has transferred 10.1 billion euros to Ukraine from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets in European banks.
NERC is preparing to raise electricity tariffs
The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NERC) plans to increase electricity distribution tariffs for a number of distribution system operators (DSOs) starting from September 1, 2025.
Apartment prices have increased in Ukraine
In Ukraine, apartment prices continue to gradually rise. In the second quarter of 2025, housing prices were nearly 15% higher compared to last year.
The Council approved amendments to the 2025 Budget
The Verkhovna Rada approved changes to the State Budget-2025 amounting to 36.7 billion UAH, reallocating non-military expenditures.
Officials annually declare monetary gifts totaling over 3.4 billion hryvnias
The data was obtained by the National Agency after analyzing information from the Unified State Register of Declarations of persons authorized to perform functions of the state or local self-government (Declaration Register).
What is happening with prices in Ukraine
Prices for basic products in Ukraine have increased several times. The highest increases are in fruits, eggs, vegetables, and meat.
Changes in the NBU management: there will be a new deputy head
Personnel changes are planned in the management of the National Bank in the near future. The contract of the First Deputy Governor of the NBU, Kateryna Rozhkova, has currently expired.
PrivatBank won a court case in London against Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov
The court considered the bank's lawsuit against its former owners - Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Hennadiy Boholiubov.
The tax authorities warned about new rules for business
Fines for businesses in Ukraine will significantly increase starting August 1, 2025. This concerns violations of requirements regarding cash registers and issuing receipts for purchases.
