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Demonstration in Budapest against 2015 budget
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Budapest (MTI) – Members of civil organisations and unions participated in a demonstration in Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday afternoon to protest against next year’s budget, which is scheduled to be voted on this week.
The protesters, organised by the “60,000 for private pensions” Facebook group, gathered in the square to hear Zoltan Vajda, the group’s lead organiser, declare that the budget was a “moment of truth” and the “budget will reveal the will of Prime Minister Viktor Orban”.
He insisted that another million people would join the already four million poor in the country once the budget is approved. He added that regular social benefits would be scrapped and food would become more expensive with the passing of the 2015 budget.
“This is not the budget of Hungary, but of a banana republic,” Vajda said.
Emilia Nagy, a school teacher and activist of the Teaching Network, said they would not allow the budget to drive the future of Hungarian society into danger. She said the government wanted to squeeze the masses out of a quality education. Nagy added that getting into a grammar school would become a privilege and only lucky students would be assured a higher education.
Zoltan Vajda is not a reliable politician. He forced a lifetime friend to get a “loan” of 10k Eur more than 2 years ago and he is not paying it back. He proposed to repay 50 eur per month and he is not even willing to set up a direct obligation with his bank. This is the kind of politicians who want to represent the “new wind” in Hungary. Zoltan Vajda is a scam and he is simply abusing his position in the society. Shame on Mr Vajda