Massive debt: Hungarian Embassy owes millions of pounds to London
Between 2003 and 2023, the Hungarian Embassy in London accumulated more than HUF 625 million (EUR 1.6 million, GBP 1.37 million) in unpaid congestion charges to the city.
Since the introduction of the London congestion charge in 2003, the Hungarian Embassy has accumulated a considerable amount of unpaid fees. The British capital now wants to recover HUF 625 million, hvg.hu reports.
In a press release, Transport for London (TfL), the local authority responsible for transport in the British capital, also published a “list of shame”. According to the list, the United States owes the most money: however, the Hungarian embassy is also in the middle of the “ranking”.
Budapest owes millions to London
The Hungarian Embassy in London owes millions of pounds to the British capital. Photo: depositphotos.com
According to TfL, between 2003 and 2023, the Hungarian Embassy in London owed them GBP 1,374,870, or more than HUF 625 million, because they have not paid a penny for using the toll road network since the introduction of congestion charging in 2003.
The organisation argues that the congestion charge is not a tax, but a fee for a service, and therefore diplomats are not exempt from it.
TfL says that the majority of embassies are paying the tolls properly, but there is a “stubborn minority” who refuse to pay. Accordingly, GBP 143,527,113, or more than HUF 65 billion, would now be collected from the various embassies, citing congestion charges that have accumulated over nearly 20 years.
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What a Legacy, the Orban – Fidesz Government are LEAVING Hungary.
When this TRADGETY finally see’s this Orban led Fidesz Party, outed from office, what still will SURFACE in ALL probability will be Mindboggling.
Orban leads a Debt “riddled” Fidesz Government of Hungary, that is in a worsening position to Service or Pay there Debts.
Scary, what’s to come.
WILL the Orban – Fidesz Government, endeavour to mount a DEFENCE built on and AROUND – the claim, of Diplomatic Immunity ????
Try they may, but THEY again will be JUDGED not in there favour, that will cost the tax payers of Hungary, just a few more thousand possible millions of huf / euro’s.
It WILL be FASCINATING what un-ravels in this AGAIN “questionable” act, position of behaviour under-taken, to be “played out” by the Orban – Fidesz Government.