Opposition call on government to stop further spending on EU quota referendum

Budapest, July 21 (MTI) – The opposition Együtt party calls on the government to stop spending further funds worth several billion forints on the EU migrant quota referendum’s campaign, the party said on Thursday.

The government-initiated national referendum is set to be held on October 2.

Együtt responded to cabinet chief Antal Rogán saying on Wednesday that further funds were planned to be allocated in August for the purpose.

Rogán’s remarks suggest that the 3 billion forints (EUR 9.5m) earmarked for the campaign before “have run out,” the party said in a statement.

Együtt said the campaign only served the governing party’s interest and called on the government to be a partner in devising a common European solution to the migration issue.

Source: MTI