The Hungarian State Audit Office continues to financially undermine the Opposition?
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Opposition party Jobbik is once again threatened by a hundred million forints fine by the State Audit Office, but they are not the only ones in financial danger: government aid for Párbeszéd and Momentum was revoked. The decisions are especially harsh as the next European Parliament campaign is coming up.
Népszava reports that the Hungarian State Audit Office is about to fine Jobbik again for over 100 million forints (EUR 300 thousand). The final decision is yet to be settled, so within a given deadline, Jobbik can comment on the draft. Before last year’s parliamentary election, Jobbik was fined more than 660 million forints (EUR 2 million) by the SAO for unauthorised campaigning.
According to Népszava, the government aid for Párbeszéd and Momentum was revoked, although they have not yet received an official notice. The paper has contacted the State Audit Office, enquiring whether they wish to transfer the aids to the respective parties and if not, what is the reason for not doing so.
The last time Párbeszéd has received their government aid was in October, when 23 million forints (EUR 70 thousand) were allocated into their account.
Kocsis-Cake Olivio, party director of Párbeszéd, told Népszava that roughly the same amount should have already been transferred to them as First Quarter aid.
The prospects of Momentum are not better either. They too have received their aids for the Fourth Quarter in 2018 – the party in October, their foundation in December. However, the party has still not received their 12 million forints (EUR 37 thousand) aid for Q1, nor did the foundation they’re respective 21 million forints (EUR 65 thousand).
This is all fine, but why does the state law not get them to pay up? If the opposition parties owe money, then then should pay up. If I or you took up a credit from a bank, and did not pay it back, you and I would be fined heavily, even taken to court. I say, what is good for one, is good for another, respectfully who they are.