Firewood supply program launched in Hungary

MOSCOW, 19 Sep — PRIME. Hungary clarified the details of the state firewood program, according to which all residents of the country are given the opportunity to directly purchase up to ten cubic meters of firewood at reduced prices, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said.

“The government, not from a social point of view, but in the interests of solving the energy crisis, has put forward an initiative under which firewood harvested in state forestries can be purchased at a single maximum price, in the amount of no more than 10 cubic meters of wood per household,” the publication says. on the department’s official website.

It is envisaged that the price of hardwoods will be 30 thousand forints (75 dollars) per cubic meter of firewood, the price of softwoods and conifers – 19 thousand forints (47.5 dollars) per cubic meter.

It is noted that the indicated price does not include delivery costs, you can pay for firewood in installments. The Ministry has also published a list of places where firewood can be obtained.

“The goal of the wood-burning program is to meet the energy needs of Hungarian families who do not yet have firewood this winter, and to meet the demand of the population,” the ministry said.

Earlier, the Hungarian authorities eased the restrictions on logging until the end of March 2023 due to the energy crisis in Europe. “Green” organizations and opposition parties have criticized this initiative, fearing that it will negatively affect the environment. Two protests took place in Budapest against the easing of restrictions on logging. Hungarian Minister of Agriculture István Nagy called the campaign “slanderous”. In early September, the head of the administration of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergely Guiyash, announced the launch of a wood-burning program.