The State Treasury said on Friday that a ruling by an appeals court meant that it had lawfully collected amounts due from the Budapest municipality in lieu of the central government’s solidarity contribution.
Budapest’s municipal administration has raised charges in connection with the central government’s solidarity contribution. The municipality complains that the state treasury deducted amounts from the capital city’s coffers even though a court has ordered it not to.
The Budapest administration is seeking redress in the case of legal protection placed on 5.6 billion forints (EUR 14.7m), Ambrus Kiss, a deputy mayor, said on Thursday.
The state treasury initially complied with the court decision for two months but recently started bumping up net deductions from the city’s coffers, Kiss said.
The treasury said in a statement today that there had been no legal obstacles to the collection of the contribution.
Immediate legal protection for the municipality had been provided by the metropolitan court in the second instance temporarily prohibiting the treasury from submitting a collection order against the municipality, the statement said.
On October 17, however, the metropolitan appeals court notified the treasury of its order concluding second-instance proceedings and obliging the first-instance court to conduct the proceedings. The temporary measure ensuring immediate legal protection therefore ceased on that day, it added.
“Everyone must obey the law and everyone must pay the tax; the capital is no exception,” the statement said.
According to Népszava, the State Treasury introduced debt collection on the accounts of Budapest before the end of the relevant court process. Because of that, the municipal leadership made a charge and Mayor Gergely Karácsony demanded the resignation of finance minister Mihály Varga.
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Budapest city government should not have overspent. Now the citizens of the city will pay for their zealousness. That is what happens when you elect a leftist mayor.
A case of : “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
@mariavontheresa Budapest’s government is not Fidesz, they will simply stop providing services because the neo-nazis in power are taking money away from the capital because the mayor is not affiliated with the fascist party.
Mihaly Varga – Finance Minister of the Orban Government, a power player, a founding father of Fidesz with Victor Orban, viewed as an “Untouchable” in the Government – in Fidesz, that has totality of protection by the present Prime Minister of Hungary, and Leader of the Fidesz Party – Victor Orban.
Period in time post 2020, the arrival of covid in Hungary, mass number of wrongful Economic & Financial decisions have come from the desk of Mihaly Varga.
Varga has a reputation to fabricate the truth, to paint pictures that are in contrast to actual occurring matters and situations, and future situations in relation to the Economy – the Financial position of Hungary.
The Finance Minister (2) two weeks prior, talked to Hungary and Europe – the World, that the recession was over in Hungary, its on-wards and up-wards which the lives of Hungarians will benefit.
Recession – did Mihaly Varga or Victor Orban – did they EVER admit that Hungary has been in a RECESSION ?
Orban would walk on hot coals to save Varga and visa versa, but a “two-some” like they are, when the collapse happens of the Hungarian Economy, the names Mihaly Varga & Victor Orban, will BURDEN rightfully gargantuan BLAME, for the cataclysmic mess that will be Hungary.
The city of Budapest had a budget. Why did the city government create a budget if they were not going to abide by it. It was a waste of time at the taxpayers’ expense. How was the money spent, did the mayor and pals receive a raise?