Orbán: Election to decide between “new” and “old” economy – Part 3

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Concerning EU funding, the prime minister said Hungary’s balance of profits was negative and 77 percent of this was offset by EU money, so it was right to “speak with sufficient self-awareness” while being upfront with foreign investors and European bureaucrats “rather than speaking softly, because they owe us and we don’t owe them.”

Regarding the EU recovery fund, Orbán insisted child protection law was the reason why Hungary’s EU money had been withheld, adding that the EU’s position was “groundless morally and legally”, though Hungary, he added, was “winning rather than losing the battle”.

  • You can read more about Viktor Orbán’s speech in Part 1 and Part 2.

Although the recent European court ruling “stipulates that community funds can be tied to political considerations”, the ruling’s justification also suggests that “there must be no connection in general between the rule of law and funding,” Orbán said. “We can only speak of actual cases; they can’t say ‘Hungary has no press freedom so we’re not giving them any money’.”

“We may be right but we have no money,” he said, noting however that the government was pre-financing projects until “the funds arrive before the end of the year, either partially or in full”.

Concerning tax cuts, Orbán said Hungary had the 13th most competitive tax system globally, with the corporate tax the sixth lowest in the world and personal income tax the 9th lowest. “This is what the Hungarian economy hinges on,” he said. Every effort must be made to “protect that tax system, because if it is taken apart, the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy will plummet.”

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  1. Interest Rates ?
    Inflation ?
    Number of Deaths per population through Covid ?
    Continual Government Borrowing ?
    Broadsheet Property Market – SLUMP – looking like a Disaster waiting ?
    Future with European Union – we “NEED” the Funding ?

    Amazing points that just “Swept” under the Rug – that are serious and worsening on our – Quality of Life.

    Government Debt and this present Government has continued to Increase it – not helped by the “Stand off” with the EU – who pays for rising Government Debt ?
    Answer : the Citizens – population of Hungary.

    The Economy of Hungary – is under IMMENSE Presure – at this time.
    NO confident or Factual evidence – is coming from the present Government but Political Propaganda – that indicates the – Decline of the Economy – is going to slow down or ceast in the immediate Future.

  2. Huf/Forint – continues to WEAKEN against ALL other Major Currencies.
    This adds further FACT – that the Hungarian Economy is under Severe Pressurization.
    Government Debt – the FACTS of it – the extent of it that has continues to be “Veiled” under Propaganda from the present Government – PROBLEMATIC.
    Post April 2022 – National Elections – Government Esculated Debt position – who EVER wins Government – there will be a MASSIVE debt hole – money owed by Hungary to “Others”.
    Who pays for this Government Debt ?
    Answer : the citizens of Hungary.
    Hungary – the Debt – post February 2020 accumulated by the present Government – retirement of this exploding Debt, will not be acheived for a 3 – 5 year period.
    Watch carefully – the manipulation occuring in the lead up to the National Elections, that the avoidanse and “skimming over” thinly in attention, that is the designed and orgastrated WAFFLE – lacking in FACT – that the present Government are “Spinning” to the citizens/population of Hungary.

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