Motorways steer toward PPP financing

A government proposal due to come before Parliament early next month will put forward two plans to finance motorway development projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) programs in future, business daily Világgazdaság reported. According to one alternative, the construction as well as management of separate motorway sections would be outsourced to private investors, while the other, which is said to be favored by ministries, would see the National Motorway Rt act as an independent government organization managing motorways and overseeing tenders for new developments. Both concepts are primarily aimed at removing motorway construction financing from the state budget. (Vg 1) S.F.