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City government submitted a third supplementary budget to the city council
The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft of the third supplementary budget of 2022 to the city council. According to the draft, the city budget will increase by 22 million euros. Should the draft be adopted, the final budget for 2022 will be 1.74 billion euros.
Tallinn’s supplementary budget brings an additional thousand trees to the cityscape
The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft of the third supplementary budget of 2023 to the city council. According to the draft, the city budget will increase by 46.5 million euros. Should the draft be adopted, the final budget for 2023 will be 1.18 billion euros.
Tallinn launched a draft to change land tax rates, maintaining the current homestead tax exemption
At today’s meeting, Tallinn City Government decided to submit new land tax rates to the City Council, which, according to the draft, will take effect from 1 January 2024.
Construction work on second phase of Vanasadama tram line to divert 27 bus lines
On Tuesday, 4 April, the second phase of the Vanasadam tram line construction work will begin and with that, Hobujaama Street and half of Laikmaa Street in the direction of Gonsiori Street will be closed. Narva mnt and the Hobujaama intersection will remain open. The construction work will cause changes to 27 bus line routes.
Nearly 2400 marriages registered last year at Tallinn's Vital Statistics Department
Last year, the Tallinn Vital Statistics Department registered 2384 marriages, with the oldest groom being 87 and the oldest bride 79 years old. The most popular months for weddings were July and August, during which over 600 marriages were solemnized. A total of 3609 births were registered, including 48 sets of twins and one set of quadruplets.
Tallinn saves millions of kilowatt-hours through sustainable consumption
According to an analysis of energy consumption in the first quarter, in the first three months of this year, Tallinn saved almost 2.58 million kWh of energy from the energy costs of city buildings, or more than €290,000 at average energy prices for the period.
Tallinn speeds up building permit issuance time
In the last three years, the time taken to process building permits in Tallinn has halved, thanks to changes in current practices.
Tallinn improves its score as a sustainable tourism destination in the global rankings
Tallinn has shown progress in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) 2023 analysis, a program renowned as the most reliable benchmarking and improvement tool in tourism sustainability. Since joining the program in 2021, Tallinn has consistently improved its performance. Today, it surpasses the average scores of cities in North America, Eastern and Western Europe, and also ranks higher than any other city in Eastern Europe in individual assessments.
Water supply and drainage improving in many areas
The city of Tallinn and AS Tallinna Vesi are signing a new administrative contract that regulates matters related to public water supply and sewage network and the provision of rainwater drainage services.