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Flego: Istria was marked by construction sites and investments in 2017

Istrian County Prefect Valter Flego assessed on Monday in Pazin that Istria was a large construction site in 2017 and that the year was marked by significant multi-year investments such as the continuation of the construction of the General Hospital in Pula, the project of expanding and reconstructing homes for the elderly, investments in school infrastructure, and other major investments in the economy.

“In the period before the elections, we worked tirelessly for the benefit of all citizens, and the results achieved in the elections were an additional motivation for us to harness our forces even more and embark on new breakthroughs both in the second half of the year and in the upcoming period,” said Prefect Flego while presenting his annual report at the County Assembly meeting.

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Speaking about the execution of the budget for 2017, he emphasized that the fundamental financial document of Istrian County had at its disposal 923,459,251 kuna last year, which is 89.9 percent of the plan, and 2.8 percent more compared to the previous year.

“The annual report on budget execution shows a high degree of execution, which means it was well planned. We responsibly executed and implemented all projects and programs and assumed obligations. The surplus of operations in Istrian County and among its budget users demonstrates financial stability, security, and liquidity,” assessed Prefect Flego.

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He highlighted the most important projects, including an investment in a new hospital in Pula amounting to 78,400,000 kuna, which is entirely related to construction, then the EU project “Investment in the Day Hospital and Day Surgery of the General Hospital Pula,” which was implemented in the amount of 507,476 kuna, and an investment of 1.9 million kuna for a therapeutic beach next to the Hospital for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation “Dr. Martin Horvat” in Rovinj.

The councilors of the Istrian County Assembly accepted the proposal for the first amendments and supplements to the budget of Istrian County for 2018 at the meeting. In addition, eleven new European projects worth 2,980,313 kuna were approved and contracted. A new initiative is the civic education project that will be implemented in ten primary schools in the county starting in September, with 154,400 kuna secured for teachers’ salaries and the printing of teaching materials.