Cabinet allocates an additional 100 million euros for better ventilation in schools
The outgoing cabinet is allocating an extra 100 million euros this year to improve ventilation in schools. The money comes from a pot that would not be available for this until 2023, reports outgoing minister Arie Slob (Primary and Secondary Education).
The government has allocated a total of 360 million euros to improve the indoor climate in schools over the next three years. This should also help reduce the spread of coronavirus within educational institutions.
Interest in the scheme is so great that this year's budget of €100 million was all but exhausted before the summer. GroenLinks and PvdA had therefore asked whether some of the remaining money could be released earlier. A parliamentary majority supported that proposal.
With the extra amount for 2021, Slob says all applications submitted in the first half of the year can be honoured. After that, "more than enough" remains for a second round, the outgoing minister said.
The outgoing cabinet is allocating an extra 100 million euros this year to improve ventilation in schools. The money comes from a pot that would not be available for this until 2023, reports outgoing minister Arie Slob (Primary and Secondary Education).
The government has allocated a total of 360 million euros to improve the indoor climate in schools over the next three years. This should also help reduce the spread of coronavirus within educational institutions.
Interest in the scheme is so great that this year's budget of €100 million was all but exhausted before the summer. GroenLinks and PvdA had therefore asked whether some of the remaining money could be released earlier. A parliamentary majority supported that proposal.
With the extra amount for 2021, Slob says all applications submitted in the first half of the year can be honoured. After that, "more than enough" remains for a second round, the outgoing minister said.
