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> World's First Entirely Tax-Funded Public Transport Nation World's First Entirely EU-Tax-Funded Public Transport Nation Estonia gets quite significant subsid

> World's First Entirely Tax-Funded Public Transport Nation World's First Entirely EU-Tax-Funded Public Transport Nation Estonia gets quite significant subsidies, subventions, grants and whatever other aid from EU so they can afford such experiments. Interestingly, EU officials are also happy because they see the impact as opposed to having money simply disappeared - which is not an exception. Only EU tax payers and donor countries might not be happy because they have to pay for this fun and for their own transportation too - but who asks them :(

yani 8y ago
Do you have any proof that links EU funds being used for this?
- liberal_098 8y ago
  You ask as if it were some criminal activity. Actually, I find using external funds not bad at all whether they are used directly or indirectly (feasibility studies, investments in infrastructure like roads etc.) I just wanted to say that without having significant financial support from EU Estonia would hardly be able to carry out such experiments with "free" services.
  - v2ikesibul 8y ago
    It's a matter of political will, not foreign grants. Additional subsidies that enable free public transport are 25 million EUR per year [1]. State budget for 2018 is 10 308 million EUR [2]. [1] https://www.err.ee/640797/valitsus-pole-veel-tasuta-uhistranspordi-asjus-loplikult-kokku-leppinud https://www.err.ee/640797/valitsus-pole-veel-tasuta-uhistran... [2] https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129122017031 https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129122017031
  - yani 8y ago
    I think you are mistaken. That is why I ask. Every euro from EU is given to a country for a specific thing. Regional development, building roads, public parks etc. I am wondering what EU grants can be converted to cover public transportation.
- crispyporkbites 8y ago
  He doesn’t need it, it’s dogma
icebraining 8y ago
Yeah, the problem with the EU is really that the small peripheral countries have too much influence, whereas the wealthy countries are bullied submission /s
- yani 8y ago
  And here I thought EU will mean equality and not Europe on two speeds.

yani 8y ago

Do you have any proof that links EU funds being used for this?

liberal_098 8y ago
You ask as if it were some criminal activity. Actually, I find using external funds not bad at all whether they are used directly or indirectly (feasibility studies, investments in infrastructure like roads etc.) I just wanted to say that without having significant financial support from EU Estonia would hardly be able to carry out such experiments with "free" services.
- v2ikesibul 8y ago
  It's a matter of political will, not foreign grants. Additional subsidies that enable free public transport are 25 million EUR per year [1]. State budget for 2018 is 10 308 million EUR [2]. [1] https://www.err.ee/640797/valitsus-pole-veel-tasuta-uhistranspordi-asjus-loplikult-kokku-leppinud https://www.err.ee/640797/valitsus-pole-veel-tasuta-uhistran... [2] https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129122017031 https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129122017031
- yani 8y ago
  I think you are mistaken. That is why I ask. Every euro from EU is given to a country for a specific thing. Regional development, building roads, public parks etc. I am wondering what EU grants can be converted to cover public transportation.
crispyporkbites 8y ago
He doesn’t need it, it’s dogma

icebraining 8y ago

Yeah, the problem with the EU is really that the small peripheral countries have too much influence, whereas the wealthy countries are bullied submission /s

yani 8y ago
And here I thought EU will mean equality and not Europe on two speeds.