The Economic Competition Authority initiated proceedings concerning the Budapest Southern Railway investment after it became clear that 367 billion forints of EU funding must be repaid due to serious violations by V-Híd Zrt. #GazdaságiVersenyhivatal #DéliKörvasút #EUforrás (translated)
Daniel Schatz wrote that demonstrators in Sweden on the anniversary of October 7 openly praised mass murder, violence, terror, and Hamas. In Gothenburg, demonstrators allegedly waved Hamas flags and images of Yahya Sinwar and Abu Obeida according to him. In Stockholm, demonstrators participated in a march, according to Schatz, with a sign where the word "Gaza" was designed to associate with the sign "Arbeit macht frei" at Auschwitz. He also described a man in a Gestapo-like leather coat, with a bundle of banknotes and a bloody mask depicting Benjamin Netanyahu, as the leader of the group. Schatz wrote that such comparisons constituted antisemitism according to the IHRA definition, which Sweden had adopted. He claimed that similar incidents had been ongoing for three years, despite politicians saying that the fight against antisemitism was a top priority, and questioned when the police and judicial system would intervene. #Antisemitism #Sverige #Hamas (translated)
The Budapest V. and XIII. District Prosecutor's Office dismissed the complaints of György Matolcsy related to suspicions in the case of Erste Bank, in which certain leaders of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) abused their official powers to exert pressure on the financial institution. #MNB #forint #infláció (translated)
The Bethlen Gábor Fund distributed 20 billion forints to Fidesz-linked organizations beyond the borders before the elections, raising questions about the transparency and appropriateness of the support. #BethlenGáborAlap #támogatások #közpénz (translated)
Viktor Orbán's father's mining companies received significant state contracts in cooperation with Lőrinc Mészáros's V-Híd Zrt., under which contracts worth several billion forints were concluded for the expansion of the M1 motorway and other major infrastructure projects. #OrbánGyőző #MészárosLőrinc #államiBeruházások (translated)
Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on social media that during the planning of the 2027 budget, they intend to increase the funding for public healthcare by 500 billion forints, while also sharply criticizing former government officials. #költségvetés #egészségügy #MagyarPéter (translated)
The writer described the report on the Holocaust in Ukraine, the Jewish ghettos, and the search for one's own history as well-crafted, sad, and educational. https://t.co/5oHnAiR0EB #Förintelsen #Ukraina #Historia #UA (translated)
The Irish would like to cut the EU budget for 2028-2034 by 58 trillion forints, for which they have received sharp criticism from both sides. #EU #költségvetés #írjavaslat (translated)
The review echoed a testimony from a woman who, according to her account, had been raped while another attacker cut off her breasts with a knife. The assaults continued before she was killed, the review stated. The author described the massacre on October 7 as a deep trauma for Israeli society and wrote that this year's memorial ceremony was particularly significant because all surviving hostages had returned from Gaza and the remains of the murdered had been brought home. The review believed the day should have focused on the victims, the survivors, and the relatives. The review criticized Sveriges Radio for instead directing attention towards employee Sami Abu Salem in Gaza. The author also questioned why SVT Rapport, after a segment from the memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv, had presented Gilda Hamidi-Nia's documentary "The World's Most Hated?", which according to the review had been published three days before the anniversary and dealt with how Israeli soldiers were mapped on social media and accused of suspected war crimes in Gaza. The review stated that SVT's live broadcast from the ceremony repeatedly shifted the focus from the victims and their relatives to Israel's warfare, genocide allegations against Israel and the IDF, as well as the war in Gaza. The author argued that the coverage showed a lack of judgment, proportion, and respect, and asked why the victims were not allowed to be at the center of the memorial day. https://t.co/unFDFBluFH #Hamas #Israel #minnesdag (translated)
New details have emerged about the wealth tax, according to which those affected can also donate five percent of their tax for public purposes, and the wealth tax is paid by those whose net assets exceed one billion forints. #vagyonadó #adózás #közcél (translated)
"If we were to carry on with the existing contractor's contract, we would have effectively bricked up for the Mészáros team, just to ensure the project continued. We would have concealed the serious illegalities, we could have excused the irregularities, and with the Hungarian taxpayers' money, we would have supplemented the 360 billion forints lost due to the failed EU funding." According to Vitézy, the responsible decision towards Hungarian taxpayers now is not to continue the contract made in the controversial public procurement." #DéliKörvasút #Várpalota #Közbeszerzés (translated)
Five percent of the wealth tax will be available for public purposes, which is expected to be introduced in January 2027, and the taxpayers will be those with a net wealth exceeding one billion forints. #vagyonadó #adózás #társadalmiFelelősség (translated)
Péter Magyar wrote that in accordance with their commitments made before the elections, in the 2027 budget, they will increase the funding for public healthcare by 500 billion forints. The post, citing KSH data, also reported amounts of 3,883 billion forints for 2024, 1,462.9 billion forints for 2013, and 2,056.5 billion forints for 2019. https://t.co/HMm08BaXgn #egészségügy #költségvetés #választások #HU (translated)
Starting from January 2027, the government will introduce a wealth tax that will affect those with a net wealth exceeding one billion forints, with a tax rate planned to be between 1-1.5%. #vagyonadó #adózás #Pénzügyminisztérium (translated)
The Ministry of Science and Technology launched an investigation and filed six reports regarding nearly 20 billion forints worth of IT contracts and payments due to suspicious costs, such as luxury hotels and adult board games. #közpénz #vizsgálat #tudományosministerium (translated)
Peter Magyar announced that in the 2027 budget, funding for public healthcare will be increased by 500 billion forints, and a government decree was also published in the Friday issue of the Hungarian Gazette regarding a one-time budget reallocation worth nearly 21.8 billion forints. #egészségügy #finanszírozás #költségvetés (translated)
Péter Magyar announced that in the 2027 budget, the funding for healthcare will be increased by 500 billion forints, and the government will also carry out a one-time reallocation of more than 21.8 billion forints. #egészségügy #finanszírozás #költségvetés (translated)
David Vitézy, the Minister of Transport and Investment, announced that Budapest will receive 120 billion forints in non-repayable state support, which can be used to settle its budgetary debts and ensure the uninterrupted operation of its public services; however, a condition for this is the withdrawal from ongoing lawsuits. #Budapest #támogatás #gazdaság (translated)
In next year's state budget, the government will increase funding for healthcare by 500 billion forints, which serves to fulfill one of their commitments made before the elections. #egészségügy #államibüdzsé #kormányzatiintézkedések (translated)
Péter Magyar announced that the government is tightening environmental regulations, raising the upper limit for fines on polluting factories to 5 billion forints, and this change will take effect on October 25. #környezetvédelem #bírság #szabályozás (translated)
