Cost-Benefit Analysis for Saldus District Municipality

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Saldus District Municipality’s Project Ideas for Entrepreneurship Promotion Measures

The project was carried out to develop necessary documentation for attraction of EU structural fund financing within the framework of the Operational programme “Growth and employment” specific objective 5.6.2. “Revitalisation of territories through regeneration of degraded territories according to municipal integrated development programmes” for two Saldus district Municipality’s project Ideas:

(1) Revitalisation of Public and Historical Centre of Saldus City for Development of Entrepreneurship, and

(2) Development of Business Environment in Central Part of Saldus City Area. The overall aim of these investments is revitalisation and restoring commercial use of degraded (deprived) areas in cities by adjusting them for purposes of development of entrepreneurship.

The project included description and analysis of environmental and socioeconomic factors in Saldus District and Saldus city, revitalization needs and potential, assessment of projects risks, development of recommendations for project activities, intended results and implementation of horizontal priorities as well as cost benefit analysis.