According to the application for the procurement, backpacks used by students during class outings must feature reflective surfaces to increase safety while the children are on the street. The police will distribute the new backpacks to students at primary schools, each of which will cost roughly HUF 4,000 (USD 15).

The amount of the public procurement may be increased by up to 30 percent, according to the European Union’s public procurement bulletin, which means the police headquarters could acquire up to HUF 236 million for backpacks for school children.

The government also recently awarded tenders for the purchase of HUF 45 billion (USD 169.7 million) worth of police vehicles, and authorized an additional purchase of some HUF 13.7 billion for vehicles taken from social contributions taxes, napi.hu reports.

Source: The Budapest Beacon

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