County bus lines face a €20 million funding shortfall this year and the minister of rural affairs has been trying to find a solution.Regional transport centers believe abolishing the free service in rural areas would not help.
Almost 60 million has been earmarked for the operating costs of county bus lines in this year’s budget and it was clear in the spring that this was not enough.
While fuel prices have not risen as much as feared in recent months, extra money still needs to be found.
“The latest information is that there is a shortfall of somewhere between €17 and €19 million, which the government has already dealt with, and from July 1 we will have to deal with even more vigorously,” said Minister of Regional Affairs Madis Kallas (SDE).
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