Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – The Government of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution “On further improvement of public transport in the regions”.

In accordance with this resolution, in 2021-2022, a total of 310 new bus routes will be organized (of which urban - 60, suburban - 193, intercity (intraregional) - 57), connecting the village with the regional center, the regional center with the regional center.

An unprofitable bus route is a route on which legal entities (carriers) providing passenger transportation services on a commercial basis and having a special permit (license) for this incur losses in the amount of up to 30 percent of the amount of damage caused to a suburban or intraregional intercity bus route (30 percent inclusive), except for the city of Tashkent.

Carriers will be subsidized by the respective territorial commissions on unprofitable routes.

According to the Resolution, the State Entrepreneurship Support Fund:

- for loans allocated for the purchase of buses and minibuses under the Parameters of Renewal of Commercial Banks, a guarantee is provided in the amount of up to 50 percent of the loan amount (50 percent is also included in this offer), but not more than 8 billion soums;

- carriers will be reimbursed no more than 5 percent of the allocated loan.