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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 stu
by 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 agoIt'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 agoI 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.