TALLINN — Estonia’s Ministry of Economy turned down a Tallinn municipal government project to extend the city’s tram lines for the second time due incomplete explanation on its costs.

After being rebuffed by the ministry in 2008, the municipal government went for a second try only for the same result. The project, to be financed primarily with European Union money, would extend the tram lines into the outlying areas of [private_supervisor]Tallinn.

The city says the total cost would be 3 billion krooni (€191 million), of which 2.5 billion krooni (€159 million) would come from ministry-held EU money and the rest would be self-financed.

Rasmus Ruuda, press spokesman of the Ministry of Economy said the ministry finds the tram system useful and will support it but that the city had not thoroughly explained the project’s expenses.

“We found that the project needs to be worked on as the costs where the money would be spent on is not well enough explained,” Ruuda told Baltic Reports.

Andres Harjo, director of the Tallinn Transport Authority told the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht that the accusation on poor documentation is rather demagogic.

“All the work that is done on the project were reviewed by the ministry’s project supervision commission,” said Harjo.

Harjo said that the real cost of the project depends on the price bids of the contractors. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Tallinn.

The city says the total cost would be 3 billion krooni (€191 million), of which 2.5 billion krooni (€159 million) would come from ministry-held EU money and the rest would be self-financed.

Rasmus Ruuda, press spokesman of the Ministry of Economy said the ministry finds the tram system useful and will support it but that the city had not thoroughly explained the project’s expenses.

“We found that the project needs to be worked on as the costs where the money would be spent on is not well enough explained,” Ruuda told Baltic Reports.

Andres Harjo, director of the Tallinn Transport Authority told the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht that the accusation on poor documentation is rather demagogic.

“All the work that is done on the project were reviewed by the ministry’s project supervision commission,” said Harjo.

Harjo said that the real cost of the project depends on the price bids of the contractors. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Tallinn.

The city says the total cost would be 3 billion krooni (€191 million), of which 2.5 billion krooni (€159 million) would come from ministry-held EU money and the rest would be self-financed.

Rasmus Ruuda, press spokesman of the Ministry of Economy said the ministry finds the tram system useful and will support it but that the city had not thoroughly explained the project’s expenses.

“We found that the project needs to be worked on as the costs where the money would be spent on is not well enough explained,” Ruuda told Baltic Reports.

Andres Harjo, director of the Tallinn Transport Authority told the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht that the accusation on poor documentation is rather demagogic.

“All the work that is done on the project were reviewed by the ministry’s project supervision commission,” said Harjo.

Harjo said that the real cost of the project depends on the price bids of the contractors. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Tallinn.

The city says the total cost would be 3 billion krooni (€191 million), of which 2.5 billion krooni (€159 million) would come from ministry-held EU money and the rest would be self-financed.

Rasmus Ruuda, press spokesman of the Ministry of Economy said the ministry finds the tram system useful and will support it but that the city had not thoroughly explained the project’s expenses.

“We found that the project needs to be worked on as the costs where the money would be spent on is not well enough explained,” Ruuda told Baltic Reports.

Andres Harjo, director of the Tallinn Transport Authority told the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht that the accusation on poor documentation is rather demagogic.

“All the work that is done on the project were reviewed by the ministry’s project supervision commission,” said Harjo.

Harjo said that the real cost of the project depends on the price bids of the contractors. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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