The government expects to save a combined HUF 15 billion in 2012 and HUF 100 billion in 2013 from reshuffling compulsory tasks of local councils based on economies of scale and from putting their borrowing activities under central government control, the updated plan shows.
“The state will have a more important role in public education, thus the institutions can be organized more rationally,” according to the program. The aim is to give the state stronger control over what is taught in schools as well as over professional assessment. The result should be quality education, regardless of the size of local council coffers.
The government will no longer allow local councils to borrow to cover current costs, according to the updated program. Local councils may borrow for developments only if the investments aim to ensure that public services are evenly provided at national level and if the investment is expected to have a positive rate of return.
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