Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has returned to the political spotlight after several weeks away on holiday, launching a sharp attack on the Tisza government over fuel prices, the budget deficit and rising public debt.
“This was not a day for the Hungarians…”
Orbán summarised his criticism in a short Facebook post, warning that “debt slavery” could once again be on the horizon.
“Fuel prices are sky-high!
The budget deficit has run wild!
Debt slavery is on the horizon again!
This was not a day for the Hungarians…”
As Index writes, the former prime minister had spent several weeks on holiday, first in Serbia and later in Croatia.
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Fidesz attacks government’s economic record
Orbán’s remarks came alongside criticism from the Fidesz parliamentary group, which accused the Tisza government of delivering a poor economic performance since taking office. According to Fidesz, Hungarian families are currently facing the highest fuel prices seen so far this year, placing additional pressure on household budgets.
The parliamentary group also pointed to what it described as a rapidly worsening budget deficit and growing public debt, arguing that the combination of higher fuel costs and deteriorating fiscal indicators represents a serious burden for the population.
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Warning over public debt
Fidesz claimed that the government’s economic management had been characterised by a series of negative records, with both household costs and key macroeconomic indicators moving in an unfavourable direction. The opposition party argued that rising public debt and a larger state budget deficit could threaten Hungary’s economic stability over the longer term.
Orbán’s brief intervention echoed those concerns, framing the economic situation as a return to the threat of “debt slavery” — a phrase frequently used in Hungarian political discourse to describe excessive public indebtedness and dependence on external financing.
The former prime minister did not provide further details or figures in his post, instead delivering a concise political message focused on the three issues he presented as the main economic problems facing Hungarians: fuel prices, the budget deficit and public debt.
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Nothing a bailout from the E.Yuck or some other globalist-socialist outfit–who’ll come to collect someday with demands for severe societal, political, economic, and other measures–won’t fix, right St. Peti!