Polish govt to double funds for local governments to EUR 2.7 bn - PM

The government will double the budget of the Fund for Local Investments to PLN 12 billion (EUR 2.7 billion), Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday, adding this will boost local governments' capacity to implement new infrastructure projects. According to a draft resolution of the Council of Ministers announced on Thursday, the Polish government plans to allocate PLN 12 billion from the COVID-19 Counteracting Fund to support local government units.