Fidesz oligarchs’ hotel investment to damage the Tihany peninsula of Lake Balaton, says LMP

The opposition LMP party is calling on the government to review a 2017 law on construction and eliminate loopholes, the party’s co-leader said on Wednesday.

Erzsébet Schmuck accused the government of using public funds to support projects that reduce green areas.

Further, she charged the government with turning job-creation schemes into a cash cow for “Fidesz oligarchs”.

She referred to a hotel investment on the Tihany peninsula of Lake Balaton that has won 8.6 billion forints (EUR 24.4m) of public funding, saying the project would ruin the natural features of the peninsula.

Development and construction projects that damage the environment have become widespread in the Balaton area, she said, adding that the law on construction that entered force in 2017 enabled unlawful practices. Even after irregularities are revealed, no order is given to demolish the building in question, so the builders simply incorporate the expected fine into the project’s cost, she said.