TIRANA, Nov 9 /ATA/ Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, said that, “the 2022 budget covers investments in 12 important programs on road infrastructure, seaports, railways, air transport, energy, water supply and sewerage system, natural resources and other works for urban development.”
During the discussion of the draft budget 2022, at the commission of Manufacturing Activity, Trade and Environment, the Minister stressed that “the 2022 budget worth ALL 47.4 billion, or 1.1 billion less than 2021 meets 71% of the real needs for 12 programs covered by our ministry. ”
According to her, the 2022 budget allocates the largest financing ever for investments in road transport, maintenance of road axes, priority works in road infrastructure as well as expropriations and settlement of debts to contracting companies.
“We will finance next year road transport with ALL 24 billion; maritime transport with 199.4 million ALL; railway with 2.77 billion ALL; air transport with 92. 3 million ALL; water supply and sewerage ALL 14.3 billion; urban waste management with ALL 1.74 billion; energy support ALL 3 billion; support for natural resources 225.3 million ALL; support for industry 341.1 million ALL; urban planning 162, 3 million ALL; support for the communication network with 24 million ALL and management planning with 523.2 million ALL, ” Balluku said.
The Minister added that among the infrastructure works supported by this budget are: Arbri road, Milot-Morinë, yacht port, bypass Orikum-Dukat-Saint Eliza Bridge bypass.
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