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Funds for Poland’s highways maintenance, repairs

Poland’s government plans to boost highways spending in 2011 with a budget of €8.72 billion, an increase of €3.73 billion over the budget set for 2010. However, there is some scepticism as to how such a substantial sum will be found, especially given the spending restrictions the country is already seeing.
May 14, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Poland’s government plans to boost highways spending in 2011 with a budget of €8.72 billion, an increase
of €3.73 billion over the budget set for 2010.

However, there is some scepticism as to how such a substantial sum will be found, especially given the spending restrictions the country is already seeing.

At the same time, the 3519 Polish General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is setting a €3.27 billion road repair budget for 2011–2013 in a bid to boost the country’s roads that are in good order from 60% to 80%.

GDDKiA's plan requires state funding, although it has access to a loan of €650 million from the 1054 European Investment Bank (EIB) for road repairs. To access this the government has to supply an equal amount, but there is also some scepticism as to whether it has enough resources available to fund such a large proportion of the road repair budget.

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