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Daily News Hungary Daily News Hungary · 02/09/2022
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Decorative lighting in Budapest will be switched off earlier to save energy

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The Budapest General Assembly just passed a new energy conservation package with 26 votes in favour and 2 abstentions.

Under the package’s regulations, decorative lighting in the city will be switched off two hours earlier, which is estimated to save 792,510 kWh a year.

Also, buildings operated by the city council will have to limit air conditioning to 25°C in the summer and heating to 21°C in the winter. The rule does not apply to retirement homes or nursing homes. Plus, the General Assembly amended this year’s budget to set up a fund to offset the fallout of the energy and economic crisis on Wednesday.

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The funds will be used to cover increased costs of public lighting, utility costs of public buildings, public transport and for support to low-income citizens, as well as for paying interest. According to the amendment proposal’s justification, the municipal council’s expenditures on interest payments have increased by HUF 7.4 billion (EUR 18.2m) this year due to inflation.

Current procurements also indicate that the city council will have to calculate with a ten-fold increase in utility prices next year. Public lighting will also cost the city HUF 5 billion (EUR 12.55 million) more this year than what was originally pencilled in. According to the amendment, the fund’s revenues will be financed using extra revenues from the business tax, sales, services, the tourism tax and extra interest revenues.

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2 Comments

  1. Concerned -Troubled : says:
    03/09/2022 at 08:44

    Sad.
    Sign of the times.
    We are living in a Blackening Capital City – Budapest & Country – Hungary.

  2. Tm says:
    03/09/2022 at 14:11

    I wonder if they are aware most of the lighting is devoted to cars and trucks and are equipped with 4 very sophisticated lights, multiplied by however many are in the area at the time. These industrial strength lighting need to been banned in the city especially mostly residential areas.
    You have luxury of being a low crime city that may require.

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