Belarus’ govt approves Comfortable Housing and Enabling Environment program for 2021-2025, Br18.467bn in funding
<p> MINSK, Feb 3 - PrimePress. The government of Belarus has approved the state program ‘Comfortable Housing and Enabling Environment for 2021-2025. The amount of financing stands at 18.467 billion Belarusian rubles ($7.023 billion at the rate of National Bank of Belarus). As much as Br2,656 billion ($1.01 billion) will be allocated to the program in 2021; Br3.589 billion ($1.365 billion) in 2022; Br4.031 billion ($1.533 billion) in 2023; Br4.335 billion ($1.648 billion) in 2024; Br3.855 billion ($1.466 billion) in 2025, as per government decree No.50 of January 28, 2021 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on February 3, 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the decree, Br685.5 million ($260.715 million) will be provided from the national budget in 2021-2025; Br12.316 billion ($4.684 billion) from local budgets; Br435.6 million ($165.671 million) by the organizations involved; Br432.6 million ($164.53 million) by the Operator of Secondary Material Resources State Institution; Br1.418 billion ($539.307 million) from credits; Br506.5 million ($192.636 million) by investors; Br1.589 billion ($604.343 million) by private households; Br1.082 billion ($411.516 million) from external public loans. </p> <p> </p> <p> Of the total amount of funding of the state program, Br3.374 billion ($1.283 billion) will be allocated for sub-program 1 ‘Access to Services’; Br4.241 billion ($1.612 billion) for sub-program 2 ‘Public Works’; Br848.2 million ($322.595 million) for sub-program 3 ‘Efficient Heat Supply’; Br4.399 billion ($1.673 billion) for sub-program 4 ‘Housing Repairs’; Br2.682 billion ($1.02 billion) for sub-program 5 ‘Clean Water’; Br2.34 billion ($889.97 million) for sub-program 6 ‘Target 99’ (the target of bringing the collection and processing of secondary material resources to 99 percent); Br579.8 million ($220.514 million) for sub-program 7 ‘Electric Utility Industry Development and Gasification of Populated Localities.’ </p> <p> </p> <p> The program provides for a reduction in the cost of housing and utility services to households by 5% per year; provide 100% of households with high-quality drinking water by 2025 (95.8% in 2021; 93.2% of centralized water supply). The Minsk City Executive Committee is tasked to ensure 100% drinking water supply from underground sources by 2025 (60.4% in 2021-2024). </p> <p> </p> <p> The program also includes development of sewerage and electricity supply, repair of water supply networks, an increase in solid municipal waste utilization from 27% to 64% and collection of 970,000 tonnes of recyclable materials per year in 2021-2025. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the decree, the Ministry of Housing and Utilities, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus act as customers of the program. End (Br2.6293/$1) </p>
2021-02-04
Primepress
Belarus’ govt approves Comfortable Housing and Enabling Environment program for 2021-2025, Br18.467bn in funding
MINSK, Feb 3 - PrimePress. The government of Belarus has approved the state program ‘Comfortable Housing and Enabling Environment for 2021-2025. The amount of financing stands at 18.467 billion Belarusian rubles ($7.023 billion at the rate of National Bank of Belarus). As much as Br2,656 billion ($1.01 billion) will be allocated to the program in 2021; Br3.589 billion ($1.365 billion) in 2022; Br4.031 billion ($1.533 billion) in 2023; Br4.335 billion ($1.648 billion) in 2024; Br3.855 billion ($1.466 billion) in 2025, as per government decree No.50 of January 28, 2021 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on February 3, 2021.
According to the decree, Br685.5 million ($260.715 million) will be provided from the national budget in 2021-2025; Br12.316 billion ($4.684 billion) from local budgets; Br435.6 million ($165.671 million) by the organizations involved; Br432.6 million ($164.53 million) by the Operator of Secondary Material Resources State Institution; Br1.418 billion ($539.307 million) from credits; Br506.5 million ($192.636 million) by investors; Br1.589 billion ($604.343 million) by private households; Br1.082 billion ($411.516 million) from external public loans.
Of the total amount of funding of the state program, Br3.374 billion ($1.283 billion) will be allocated for sub-program 1 ‘Access to Services’; Br4.241 billion ($1.612 billion) for sub-program 2 ‘Public Works’; Br848.2 million ($322.595 million) for sub-program 3 ‘Efficient Heat Supply’; Br4.399 billion ($1.673 billion) for sub-program 4 ‘Housing Repairs’; Br2.682 billion ($1.02 billion) for sub-program 5 ‘Clean Water’; Br2.34 billion ($889.97 million) for sub-program 6 ‘Target 99’ (the target of bringing the collection and processing of secondary material resources to 99 percent); Br579.8 million ($220.514 million) for sub-program 7 ‘Electric Utility Industry Development and Gasification of Populated Localities.’
The program provides for a reduction in the cost of housing and utility services to households by 5% per year; provide 100% of households with high-quality drinking water by 2025 (95.8% in 2021; 93.2% of centralized water supply). The Minsk City Executive Committee is tasked to ensure 100% drinking water supply from underground sources by 2025 (60.4% in 2021-2024).
The program also includes development of sewerage and electricity supply, repair of water supply networks, an increase in solid municipal waste utilization from 27% to 64% and collection of 970,000 tonnes of recyclable materials per year in 2021-2025.
According to the decree, the Ministry of Housing and Utilities, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus act as customers of the program. End (Br2.6293/$1)