The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the Slovak capital in 2021, reducing its budget for 2021 by €18 million to €432 million compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, despite the difficult macroeconomic situation the city council has ambitious plans for the year ahead. The main plan is to continue with ongoing projects, especially in transport and public infrastructure, the environment, maintenance of the city and social justice.
City councillors approved the budget on December 17. The city council is prepared to change the budget if the situation requires.
Cycling lanes and new greenery postponed. Pandemic slows Bratislava's development Read more “In 2020, we used to open the budget and change it due to the pandemic,” said Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo. “We will not resist doing this in 2021, either. We will monitor where the money is spent, where it is not being spent and where it needs to be transferred.”
