The development of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region has begun

The Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region Development Program was launched in the historic wine region, to develop the settlements of the area, that is part of the World Heritage.

To implement the project, the government provides one and a half billion HUF support. The grant agreement was signed on Friday in Tokaj.

Schulcz Gábor, executive director of the Széchenyi Program Office told at the event, that the government's goal is to direct about 100 billion HUF for the development of the Tokaj wine region between 2014 and 2020. (MTI)