L谩szl贸 Palkovics said that making transport greener was a key component in the government鈥檚 commitment to achieve climate neutrality in the country by 2050. According to a government decree, Hungarian cities with over 25,000 inhabitants will be banned from buying other than emissions-free buses for public transport, while the government has committed itself to providing co-financing to the acquisition of electric buses.
He said that in the next ten years the government will assist cities with county status with a total 36 billion forints (EUR 104m) when they buy electric buses, and suggested that the government鈥檚 co-payment could exceed the originally planned 20% of the price.
Green Bus is also aimed at boosting domestic bus making, Palkovics said, adding that eight companies have already bid to participate.
State secretary P茅ter Kaderj谩k said that a Green Bus pilot project was being launched in Debrecen, Kaposv谩r, 碍别肠蝉办别尘茅迟, B茅k茅scsaba, Sz茅kesfeh茅rv谩r, Esztergom, Zalaegerszeg, 狈测铆谤别驳测丑谩锄补 and the M谩tra power plant area, with each receiving 800 million forints to buy electric buses.
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