Final decision: Budapest must pay a lot of money

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has decided that Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s municipality was not exempt from paying the central government’s solidarity tax, the finance minister said on Thursday.

Mihály Varga said on Facebook that in addition to the expiry on Oct 17 of immediate legal protection granted by the Metropolitan Regional Court, the Kúria also decided to void the Metropolitan Regional Court’s decision.

The Kúria fully endorsed the reasoning included in the Treasury’s appeal, according to which the collection of tax arrears owed by Budapest had been fully in line with the law, he said.

“According to the court ruling, Karácsony is not eligible for protection from tax payment, even temporarily,” Varga said. “He must respect the law and pay the solidarity contribution with a view to helping out poorer settlements,” he added.

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