The Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning, Lovro Kuščević, signed a Decision on the allocation of capital assistance funds to cities and municipalities in Split-Dalmatia County for 42 projects worth a total of seven million kuna, secured from the budget from the legalization of facilities.
Municipal Standard
Minister Kuščević emphasized that they are aware that not all areas in the country are equally developed, and their desire is to help align the municipal standard in all units of local self-government. Therefore, this year, more than 40 million kuna has been secured in the budget, which is 10 million more than last year.
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– The funds with which we co-finance projects were obtained from the legalization of facilities, and through this program, we are returning them to our cities and municipalities for the development and harmonization of the municipal standard. This is one of the rare measures where funds are decentralized. I want to convey that municipalities, cities, and counties are very important for the development of Croatia; they should be encouraged and co-financed in their projects so that together we can create conditions for our fellow citizens to continue living in their homes, said Minister Kuščević.
In response to journalists’ questions, he stated that the state earns about 130 million kuna annually from legalization, that they have allocated 40 million kuna for co-financing projects, and that the remainder will be spent, among other things, on new cadastral surveys and in accordance with the law.
County Prefect Zlatko Ževrnja stated that he is pleased that numerous projects will be co-financed in 42 out of a total of 55 local self-government units in Split-Dalmatia County.
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The Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning announced a Public Call on January 27 for the allocation and use of capital assistance funds to cities and municipalities to encourage the development of municipal economy and harmonization of the municipal standard for the year 2017, which was open until February 24. On their website, they published a list of 336 approved requests for project financing on April 5, and 40 million kuna has been secured in the state budget for this purpose. In addition to Split-Dalmatia County, Minister Lovro Kuščević will today sign the Decision on the allocation of funds for Šibenik-Knin and Zadar counties.
