The agency will also continue work on 2,400 other units, which will be completed in 2013. Few ANL tenants are interested in buying their homes, because the difference between the rent and the interest on the loan they would need to take is quite high, the minister said.
The rents on ANL homes will remain the same as last year, he added.
Earlier, officials of the Regional Development and Tourism Ministry announced that its budget would be reduced by 15% in 2012 and it would prioritize investment projects, including those at more than 80% completion, those deemed priorities by the Government or investments in tourist areas.