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Is there gas or no gas in Hungary? Orbán cabinet starting energy savings at state institutions
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The government is starting to make energy savings at state institutions, while ensuring the regulated price regime for household utilities remains in force, the government’s information centre KTK said in a statement late on Monday.
The Hungarian government constantly communicates that there is enough gas for the winter period, yet an energy emergency was declared back in July. The cuts for everyone have also been abolished, and now only users below average consumption can get gas at a reduced price.
In recent months, the government has been repeating that the European Union “has imposed reckless sanctions and that peace is needed. At the same time, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, for example, does not say how he imagines peace to be achieved. It is perhaps clear even to the Orbán government, which often defends Moscow’s interests, that if countries demand that Russia stop its bloody aggression against Ukraine, Putin will not stop the war.
There is gas there isn’t gas, there is help there isn’t help. The government promised price reductions so why are businesses closing down now when we’ve only had one month on the new tariff. What haven’t we been told and what happens when someone can’t pay their energy bill. It’s not winter and yet there seems to be very strange rules on what institutions should be setting their heating on.
Enough gas……? Or is the government winging it again. Is it fingers crossed, head in the sand and hope for the best. Exactly what deals have been struck with Russia. Let’s wait and see.