Within the framework of more than 1,100 winning tenders, the municipalities of small settlements will receive more than HUF 7.5 billion in support in the Hungarian village program, the government commissioner responsible for the development of modern settlements announced at his press conference.
Alpár Gyopáros, according to the audio recording sent to MTI, said that there were four categories in the program.
The government provides one billion forints for the construction of sidewalks the maximum amount that could be awarded for this purpose was HUF five million.
on the purchase of medical equipment for 285 winning applicants. He explained that in the Hungarian village program, hundreds of medical clinics have been renewed or may be renewed, and more than 1,600 settlements have been supported with the exchange of medical equipment.
He added that settlements with less than 5,000 inhabitants, of which there are about 2,800 in Hungary, can apply for the Hungarian village program, so medical devices can be slowly renewed in every settlement.
In the third call for tenders, the procurement of communal equipment was supported in the amount of HUF 3.1 billion, and 382 municipalities won in this category. He added that since 2019, 1,500 small settlements have received support for this purpose, the total value of which exceeds HUF 12 billion.
He said about the fourth tender: the purchase of buses for the village and town care services in the total value of three billion forints. 208 municipalities won the competition. He added: since 2019, 800 buses have been replaced or purchased for more than HUF 11 billion, which means that around half of the affected settlements have already been helped.
He also announced that this year more than fourteen tenders were announced, thirteen of which were successful. By the way, since 2019, 19,000 winning tenders have been announced in the Hungarian Village program, the total value of which is almost HUF 200 billion.
"This is a nice enough amount to be able to say that the Hungarian village program will become the flagship of domestic rural development," said Alpár Gyopáros, adding that in next year's budget, an even higher amount is available for the program than this year's.
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