In addition, it is necessary to spend extra 70 million euros to maintain the border infrastructure over the course of the next eight years, which is 15.2 million euro more than previously planned.
Currently, the available resources to cover the costs of building and maintenance of the eastern border of Estonia with Russia are 96.8 million euros, while the required amount is estimated at 320.3 million euros.
The country’s Internal Affairs Ministry says that a deficit in the amount of 223.5 million euros should be part of a special-purpose reserve of the Ministry of Finance.