Athens
17
07
2023
TRANSPORTATION

Additional budget of 18.3 million Euros for buses announced by Transport Min.

An extra budget of 18.3 million Euros for Greece's urban and nationwide coach buses (KTEL) was announced by Transport & Infrastructure Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday.
An extra budget of 18.3 million Euros for Greece's urban and nationwide coach buses (KTEL) was announced by Transport & Infrastructure Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday.

This sizeable subsidy also concerns local coach operators in the country's remote regions, he added, speaking at the 29th KTEL annual convention in the city of Lamia, central Greece.

The extra aid will help the transport sector deal with increases in fuel costs of up to 65% that arose as a consequence of the crisis in Ukraine, Staikouras underlined.