“Budget Talks” Podcast
“Budget Talks” is a podcast by the Fiscal Policy Research Center where we explain complex topics in simple terms: how budgets are formed, how expenditures are monitored, and how the public finance system works in Ukraine.
We invite people who work directly with these processes to share real, insider perspectives.
TOP Episodes
2026-03-06 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 3 · 👁 54.6K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Social policy
Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin: Social Support Cannot Be Permanent
Podcast on Ukraine’s social policy: discusses IDPs, social payments, and reforms to ensure efficient and targeted support during wartime.
2026-05-13 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 3 · 👁 52.9K views · 🏷 Recovery
Deputy Minister of Finance Oleksandr Kava: There’s no point in redoing everything from scratch, but we definitely need to integrate into the European system
A podcast on Ukraine’s roads, railways, Euro-gauge integration, and transport infrastructure recovery during wartime.
2025-08-01 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 50.6K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Tax policy
Acting Head of the State Tax Service: “A tax return reflects human lives”
Podcast on taxes in Ukraine: revenues, tax policy changes, and the role of the Tax Service during wartime.
2025-03-04 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 46.3K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Tax policy
Hetmantsev: We have demolished most of the “schemes” that cost the budget billions
Podcast on Ukraine’s tax policy: shadow economy, tax reforms, and budget decisions affecting revenues and economic stability.
2026-04-02 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 3 · 👁 41.8K views · 🏷 Education, Public administration, Social policy
KSE Rector Tymofii Brik: Higher education in Ukraine is an industry in a constant state of crisis
Podcast on higher education in Ukraine: discusses funding, competition for students, and challenges facing universities during war and recovery.
Season 3 (2026)
2026-03-06 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 3 · 👁 54.6K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Social policy
Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin: Social Support Cannot Be Permanent
Podcast on Ukraine’s social policy: discusses IDPs, social payments, and reforms to ensure efficient and targeted support during wartime.
Special Projects
2024-03-30 · Podcast · 🎧 Special project · 👁 14.5K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance
Money and power: analysis of salaries in the civil servic
Podcast on civil servant salaries during war: wage reform, bonuses, and disparities affecting fairness and efficiency in public administration.
Season 2 (2025)
2025-09-08 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 27.2K views · 🏷 International partners, Public administration, Public Finance
Head of the Budget Committee of the VRU, Roksolana Pidlasa: “I don’t understand why some parliamentary factions vote out of spite”
Podcast on Ukraine’s state budget: funding, salaries, pensions, and international support amid wartime fiscal challenges.
2025-08-01 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 50.6K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Tax policy
Acting Head of the State Tax Service: “A tax return reflects human lives”
Podcast on taxes in Ukraine: revenues, tax policy changes, and the role of the Tax Service during wartime.
2025-04-18 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 13.4K views · 🏷 Local governance, Public administration, Public Finance
How does Ukraine’s State Audit Service operate during wartime?
Podcast on Ukraine’s State Audit Service: audits of recovery projects, procurement monitoring, and challenges in ensuring transparency during war.
2025-03-04 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 2 · 👁 46.3K views · 🏷 Public administration, Public Finance, Tax policy
Hetmantsev: We have demolished most of the “schemes” that cost the budget billions
Podcast on Ukraine’s tax policy: shadow economy, tax reforms, and budget decisions affecting revenues and economic stability.
Season 1 (2024)
2024-10-03 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 1 · 👁 24.6K views · 🏷 Economics, Public Finance, Tax policy
On the budget gap, economic mobilization and tax increases
Ukraine’s budget deficit, tax policy, and economic mobilization: how to finance war and sustain the economy.
2024-02-12 · Podcast · 🎧 Season 1 · 👁 5.9K views · 🏷 Economics, Public administration, Public Finance
Budget-2024. About the “sin tax,” the dollar and the price of buckwheat
Podcast on Ukraine’s 2024 budget: taxes, exchange rate, inflation, and funding challenges amid wartime economic pressures.