Here is the Hungarian government’s big announcement concerning utility prices
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A government decree published on Friday included a passage concerning utility prices. According to the decree, the following entities will have access to natural gas at a fixed price from March until the end of September: budgetary bodies, local and national governments and their institutions, state and municipal companies and churches.
Fixed utility prices
The Association of Hungarian Local Governments (Magyar Önkormányzatok Szövetsége) had already indicated in September that they would like a price cap on energy purchases by local governments. The reason is that the price explosion has caused gas and electricity bills to increase eight to ten times. And, local governments, which have been hit by government cuts, cannot afford to pay for them themselves, 444.hu reports.