Budapest’s public transport has now been ensured
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Monday signed an agreement on the state funding of the city’s public transport system, a 12 billion forint (EUR 33m) support which he said covered 7 percent of the sector’s total budget.
As we wrote before, the Hungarian capital city has been waiting for the 12 billion forints (32.4 million euros) government funds to finance the public transport services. Details HERE.
Karácsony told a press conference after meeting Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics on Monday that the funding ensured the stable operation of public transport in the city. If the money is transferred this year, the city transport company will close the year without debts, he said.
He said it was unclear to him why “political pressure by the municipality was necessary” to receive the funding, which is normally allocated around this time of the year as an item in the country’s central budget.
He pledged the company would now remove public announcements on the lack of funding on transports.
He said that
“stable operation of Budapest’s public transport has now been ensured
and the country will have a new government next year with which cooperation will be much smoother”.
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Source: MTI
Karácsony: “and the country will have a new government next year with which cooperation will be much smoother”
This guy is stupid. It is obvious that he was playing a lame political game, trying to create a problem where there was none.
All he had to do is sign the agreement for the funds. It took him forever to get it.
Manageing our daily lives, challenges us, then if we have an interest and in cases involvement in Politics, which to many, is a way of life and nothing “outside the square ” or normality, this type of Political Dispute – that the general public would be the BIG lossers, if Common Sense did not prevail – infuriates me.
Karacsony – through his handling of this Serious public facility need, demonstrates to all – again – his indecisive conduct and behaviour – to perform, with competence, in the role that he is appointed – as The Mayor of Budapest.
Citizens have long memories and a one term mayor – is shortening in the betting.