Minister: Brussels would hit the jackpot with an opposition victory!

Concerning the campaign activities of Péter Márki-Zay, the united opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for the April parliamentary election, Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said “his remarks are offensive to various communities”, adding that “his hate-mongering is unacceptable”.

“Brussels would no doubt hit the jackpot with an opposition victory because it would pave the way for the implementation of its migration plan, allow the utility bill reduction to be scrapped and thwart the promotion of Hungary’s national sovereignty,” he said. If an opposition government scrapped the utility programme,

it would increase each household’s annual expenditures by 500,000 forints (EUR 1,400),

he added.

Asked about the family support system, Gulyás said subsidies would be extended and expanded if the ruling parties won the ballot on April 3. He said Hungary spent the largest share of its budget on family support among EU member states.

Answering a question about European post-pandemic recovery funds, Gulyás said

“Brussels would not sign an agreement during the election campaign”,

adding that “they will have to come to an agreement with the incumbent government if Fidesz wins the election”. The funds, he said, included some 300 billion forints for health developments, which the government wants to launch as soon as possible.