Ukrainian Euro 2012 host cities to receive around UAH 400 m to buy public transport

Municipal authorities of the cities, which are to stage matches of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, will receive around 2,000 public transport vehicles from the state leasing company.

Vice Premier in charge of the Euro-2012 preparations Borys Kolesnikov said this in an interview with the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) newspaper.

“Using UAH 300 million – UAH 400 million provided by Ukreximbank, we will increase the statutory capital of the state leasing company, and municipal administration of four cities will get nearly 2,000 brand new vehicles,” the vice-premier said.

According to him, the vehicles will be produced by LAZ (Lviv Bus Plants).

“There is only one plant that can cope with the quality and volume of the order – Lviv Bus Plant,” Kolesnikov said.

Source: Kyiv Post (http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/62640/)