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Estonian government adopts amendments to 2017 state budget

BC, Tallinn, 22.09.2017.Print version
Estonian government adopted changes to the 2017 state budget on Thursday, according to which the day-to-day expenses of ministries and other institutions will change, while the total volume of expenditures and income will remain the same, reports LETA/BNS.

The government proposes directing 3 million euros from the surplus of structural means' cofinancing in providing social services, including the rehabilitation of children with special needs and eliminating the waiting line for support devices, the Ministry of Finance said.


In addition, 1.4 million euros would be allocated to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Rural Affairs from the cofinancing surplus for buying lab equipment.


The government also proposed allocating 12 million euros from the budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication as well as 4 million euros from the confinancing surplus to Estonian Railways.


In addition, 2.4 million euros would be allocated for the salaries of local governments' teachers, 900,000 euros for renovating the Maarjamae complex of the Estonian History Museum and 1.6 million euros for designing and reconstructing the stage equipment of Endla Theater.


Also, a million euros would be allocated for the area of government of the Ministry of Social Affairs.


The state budget of the current year is usually changed every fall.






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