Jobbik proposes subsidised rental system to help young people

The opposition Jobbik party has proposed that property owners renting homes to students should be granted a tax incentive while the tenants could benefit from a housing subsidy.

Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát told a press conference on Tuesday that under the proposed system, dubbed Hunbnb, students under 30 could receive a monthly subsidy between 20,000 and 50,000 forints (EUR 61-152).

The press conference was held in Budapest’s central District 6, in which Z. Kárpát said

the situation had been made “intolerable” by exorbitant rents, increased partly in response to a high demand by tourists for Airbnb accommodation, partly because of a “passive attitude” by the ruling parties.

Milán Töreki, Jobbik’s local leader, called for a “well-functioning and strong” municipality, which he said should impose a supertax on owners of multiple Airbnb properties.

The revenues could be used to grant housing subsidies and finance municipal rental construction, he insisted.

As we wrote before, Jobbik party has called on the government to follow the example of Austria in resolving Budapest’s housing problems caused by rising rents.

Source: mti