In his statements, Karousos said that "today before the Council of Ministers an evaluation was made of the Incentive Plan for the purchase of a bicycle that we had implemented for the first time in 2021 with considerable success".

"It was a plan that exceeded all expectations as within eight hours about 8,000 applications had been received," he added.

He said that after the evaluation "with a budget of €200,000, a plan will be prepared with some modifications that will target vulnerable groups and those who really need to buy a bike. "

"Within the next month, the necessary changes and amendments to the plan will be prepared, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Welfare, with the aim of approving the plan and announcing it before the end of June," said the Minister of Transport.

He thanked all those who participated in the preparation of these plans and assured them that he would be by their side to support cycling and the infrastructure that is needed to encourage more cyclists on the road.

Source: Knews