Government spokesperson: Investments worth EUR 780 million opened in past two weeks in Hungary
Over the past two weeks, 310 billion forints (EUR 780m) worth of investments, supported with government funds, were opened in Hungary, the government spokesperson said on Thursday.
Eszter Vitályos told a regular press briefing that out of 84 large projects, 125 billion forints were spent on public road infrastructure development, including 116 billion forints on a bridge spanning the Danube between Kalocsa and Paks and 2.5 billion forints for an M1 motorway exit at Páty.
Regarding health care, she highlighted Pécs University’s new emergency medical centre for children which received 2.7 billion forints in government support.
A total of 14 billion forints worth of investments were carried out in culture and public education, including 12 billion forints for the revamp of a Tisza castle in Geszt.
She added that a tourism development project has been completed in the Szolnok castle and a 700 metre long bridge dubbed the bridge of national cohesion was opened in Sátoraljaújhely.
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