Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, rejected eight bills on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that would have ended a VAT exemption on low-value imported parcels, and separately blocked a vote on launching the selection of six new Accounting Chamber members – both commitments tied to Ukraine’s EU and IMF financing.The votes came hours after Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi told lawmakers that Ukraine is counting on $30 billion from partners this year, contingent on parliament delivering the reforms it promised.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Koretskyi warns lawmakers of a $27 billion defense financing gapKoretskyi told parliament on Tuesday that a government audit found Ukraine needs $30 billion from partners in 2026 if it fulfills its commitments, and faces a separate $27 billion shortfall in defense financing that it is asking allies to cover on an emergency basis. He named two drivers: the rising cost of the war, as Russia expands drone and missile production, and the fact that Ukraine’s Defense Ministry spent part of its second-half 2026 budget in the first half, leaving a gap.“Without addressing these issues, without addressing the deficit, the state could find itself under significant financial risk. This is about supplying the defense forces, financing the social sphere, and paying wages,” Koretskyi said in parliament, Interfax-Ukraine reported.He said the government still had to adopt 44 decisions – resolutions, orders, and other obligations – by Nov. 1. Of 26 bills pending in parliament, only 12 were on the agenda; the other 14 had not yet been included, he said, while the government itself had yet to submit 17 bills it had promised partners, which it now plans to file shortly.