Is the Hungarian state gas distributor giving preferential prices for political reasons?

Since the beginning of the energy crisis, there have been several reports of Hungarian institutions or municipalities receiving horrific price offers from the Hungarian state gas distribution company. It seems that politics is also interfering in pricing, and Debrecen is a prime example.

Nowadays, gas prices can bring municipalities and businesses to their knees. The pricing shows that not all pro-government municipalities can escape. The Fidesz mayor of Balassagyarmat was shocked when he received an offer of over HUF 1,600 (EUR 3.74) per cubic metre, hvg.hu said. Puerta Nánás Kft. in Aszód supplies gas for HUF 1,000 (EUR 2.33), the Constitutional Court for HUF 1,276 (EUR 2.98) net per cubic metre.

The state-owned MVM offered Szentendre, which is not led by Fidesz, a 17.5 times higher gas price than last year, at HUF 1,801 (EUR 4.20) per cubic metre instead of HUF 103 (EUR 0.24) per cubic metre, but when local representatives refused to accept this, MVM offered a price of HUF 2,644 (EUR 6.17).