Government grants extraordinary funds to Ministry of Transport to repair roads damaged by harsh weather conditions

The government on Monday decided to grant extraordinary funds of 2.25 billion Czech crowns to the Ministry of Transport to help repair roads and railways that were badly damaged by the harsh winter. The ministry estimates damages to the tune of 6.5 billion crowns, which is about 4 billion more than the projected sum. After the Ministry of Finance had refused to cover the difference, Gustav Slamecka, the minister of transport, asked the government to cover part of the remaining funds needed to repair Czech roads.