Over 1 billion 24 million lei to be earmarked from road fund for national public roads in 2019
13:10 | 13.03.2019 Category: Official
Chisinau, 13 March /MOLDPRES/- Over 1 billion 24 million lei will be allocated this year from the road fund for routine maintenance of national public roads and for repair works. The program for allocation of the means of the road fund in 2019 was approved today at a meeting of the Road Fund Council, chaired by Prime Minister Pavel Filip, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.
Most amount - 498 million lei will be used for road maintenance, and 333 million lei will be directed to carry out repair works on 15 road sections. At the same time, over 64 million lei will be earmarked for co-financing of road rehabilitation projects.
Other important topics related to road infrastructure were also addressed in the discussions. Filip called for a comprehensive analysis of the use of financial means from the road fund by the local public administration to ensure the efficient use of public money.
At the same time, a mechanism will be worked out to ensure payment of toll by all drivers. At present, more than 1 million transport units are registered in the Republic of Moldova, but only about 565 thousand car owners pay the road tax.
The premier also asked to consider the possibility of setting a new formula for calculating excise duties on diesel and petrol, taking into account specific activity in agriculture.
