FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Introduction. Educational services in Ukraine play an important role in the formation of social and human capital, and the quality and level of education outline the acquired professional skills, characterize the ability to learn throughout life, promote innovative development of society, knowledge economy, increase competitiveness of graduates in the labour market their individual incomes and increase the welfare of the population of the state. That is, today the most important thing is that the society realizes that the provision of educational services is the key to the future of our state and the foundation of the development of the nation, society and individual. We believe that the progressive development of educational services in Ukraine is possible only if they are properly funded, effective, efficient and sound combination of financial and educational policies of the state. Methods. General scientific techniques and methods of economic research were used in the process of writing the article. The theoretical and methodological basis of intelligence was the analysis of scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists on the study of financial support of educational services in Ukraine, Internet resources. The study used general and special research methods, in particular: general and special – to ensure this goal; dialectical, abstract and logical – to substantiate theoretical positions and conclusions. Results. The article examined the state of financial support of educational services in Ukraine in recent years. The dynamics of consolidated budget expenditures on educational services in Ukraine, as well as in terms of state and local budgets was analysed. It was emphasized that the progressive development of educational services in Ukraine is possible provided they are properly funded. Discussion. Further research will focus on finding the optimal mechanism for financing educational services in Ukraine. Keywords: financial support, educational services, educational subvention, sources of financial support.