How much money did the government spend on national consultations?
Antal Rogán from the cabinet office spoke about how much money the Hungarian Government spent on national consultations in the past four years.
Azonnali reported that the first major national consultation was launched in 2017. They asked the opinion of Hungarian citizens on what they think about the political relationship of Brussels and Hungary. Similarly to other consultations, the costs were the following: printing for 235,000 EUR, manufacturing the envelopes for 3M EUR, and another 2,700 EUR for letters with Braille writing.Â
The government also agreed with the Ministry of Interior to send thank-you-letters for 140,000 EUR.Â
In the following months, Hungary asked the opinion of citizens on George Soros allegedly intending to bring illegal immigrants into the country. Sending the letters cost 5M EUR and printing them was also more expensive, approximately 437,000 EUR, while Braille envelopes came with a dropped price of 1,570 EUR.Â
In 2018, the government’s next consultation about Hungary’s family policy cost around 6M EUR.
The most recent coronavirus consultation was launched to get public opinion on whether Hungary should keep the epidemic precautions in the future, and on how to restart the economy. Producing the consultation papers was around 5M EUR and printing them almost reached 550,000 EUR.Â
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During the past years, with four consultations total, the estimated amount of money the Hungarian Government spent on the projects is 20M EUR.Â
Featured image: MTI/Kovács Tamás
Source: www.azonnali.hu
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The amount of 20 million Euros for ‘national consultations’ between 2017 – 2020 is EXTREMELY CHEAP by international standards and has provided / continues to provide an opportunity for Hungarian citizens to participate in decision-making by the government on major issues of national importance.
It is obvious that the SOCIALISTS, DiKs and other left-wing political parties – which are philosophically opposed to such ‘democracy at work’ – would rather have money spent on ‘programmes’ more acceptable to their neo-liberal / Marxist / Communist principles [such as giving Budapest mansions – previously owned by Jewish families – to political leaders (or their families) who espouse the same sort of bovine faeces] but for the past several elections these opposition parties have been told to ‘get stuffed’ by Hungary’s voters.
The current political mess in Budapest – where several opposition parties are playing at ‘share the crown’ – is indicative of the total chaos that would engulf Hungary if (Heaven forbid) the present FIDESZ / KDNP coalition Government was ‘voted out of office’ at the next general election.
Because the so called consultations were factually inaccurate and filled with government propaganda, they were not real consultations. Ergo, they were political campaigning under the guise of public consultations. Hardly surprising for a country that has found to be the most corrupt in europe.
Consultations would make sense if questions were asked in an objective and dry manner. Instead, questions already contain or suggest the answer.
That makes the whole thing lack credibility and it raises the suspicion that it is but govt’propaganda at our ( i.e. taxpayers’) expenses.
#Mario
Spot on. They were not genuine consultations.