Index – Domestic – Budapest can receive state support for public transport
Minister László Palkovics for consultation on Monday morning he called Gergely Karácsony is the chief master of the Budapest public transport civil affair, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology informed MTI.
At the meeting scheduled for eight o’clock in the morning, the head of the ministry is ready to personally present to Gergely Karácsony the draft contract on the issuance of the annual subsidy for public transport in Budapest.
If the invitation is accepted, the text must be finalized by the government and the parties will be able to sign it immediately.
– explained. Its costs are based on a grant agreement to be concluded between ITM and the capital city municipality. The provision of local public transport is the primary task of the capital’s local government as defined by law, and the central budget will help with a contribution of HUF 12 billion this year.
In the middle of the week, Deputy Mayor Kiss Ambrus said the state should bear only seven per cent of the cost of the already loss-making public service in the capital, while 33 per cent of ticket sales in the capital should be borne by the capital. He pointed out that international practice is moving towards a one-third-one-third-one-third model.
In 2016, there were still 18 billion state norms, not 12, and by August 10, 12 billion had already been transferred. In 2017, the total was only 15 billion, but by the middle of August four years ago, tens of billions had arrived. Now the grant agreement is not even signed
– kissed Ambrus in an interview with our newspaper in September.
The annual cost of BKK flights, if viewed pro rata temporis, should be borne by the state from 25 November. If you don’t pay, it’s a blitz, he said. This was emphasized by the leadership on Thursday when “surcharge checks” were sent to the Buda Castle for the Prime Minister.
ITM’s statement now states that transport services in Budapest do not only affect the quality of life of people living, working and studying in the capital. A significant proportion of travelers from the countryside to other parts of the country, the vast majority of tourists visiting Hungary, also use local flights. The meeting scheduled for Monday is intended to provide an opportunity to finalize the grant agreement.
In case of a successful conciliation, after the signing, the Ministry will take care of the solution according to the provisions of the agreement – read in the announcement.
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