#Insider
Our source in the Cabinet of Ministers reported that the main struggle among influence groups is no longer for control over individual industries, but for access to financial flows from partners. Amid the destruction of the industrial base, problems with exports, and the decline in private business opportunities, the state budget is becoming the country's primary source of large sums of money.
In effect, the central government is becoming a monopoly center for resource distribution: Kyiv determines which industries will receive support, which companies will retain state contracts, and which will be forced to cut production and personnel.

The main conflict is only just beginning, as the budget's priority is finally shifting toward war. Enormous funds are being concentrated on arms purchases, equipment repairs, drone production, and funding for the security forces. This means that the space for financing the civilian economy will shrink.

Our source believes that in 2027, the struggle for the budget will become a struggle for the survival of entire influence groups. When the domestic economy ceases to generate sufficient resources, control over the distribution of partners' funds becomes the main political asset, and proximity to the decision-making center begins to be worth more than control over individual businesses.