Health Ministry budget for 2022 is increased by 24 mln euro compared to 2021 which amounts to 14,8% of the state budget, Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has said.
Presenting Monday the budget for his Ministry before the Finance Committee of the Parliament, Hadjipantelas said that the total expenditure is €1.050 mln compared to €1.026 mln for 2021. The revenue for 2022 is projected at €288.5 mln.
The Minister said that up to September 30, the total pandemic cost exceeded €115 mln which was more than the approved amount included in the 2021 budget.
He said that the restart of the economy and the lift of restrictions measures were very much dependent on the measures taken to contain the pandemic. The Minister said that “we have made it to a great extent” however there is no complacency and we closely monitor the epidemiological data. Hadjipante
Source: Cyprus News Agency