The Hungarian opposition kicked into Orbán’s government: The economy is in a tragic state – NEW TIME

According to the news server index.hu, the opposition parties pointed out in a joint statement that Orbán, after 12 years of rule with a two-thirds majority in parliament begins to deal with commodity prices only in the last 12 weeks of the current election period.

“Instead of responsible economic policy, the government is dealing with a sharp rise in prices by regulating them. This is a complete collapse of Orbán’s economic policy,” the opposition document said. At the same time, he emphasizes that the government would help people more by reducing the basic rate of value added tax (VAT). It currently represents 27 percent and is the highest in the member states of the European Union.

If the opposition succeeds in the parliamentary elections on April 3, it promises to reduce VAT on basic foodstuffs to five percent. The prices of crystal sugar, wheat flour, sunflower oil, pork leg, chicken breast and cow’s milk with a 2.8% fat content must be returned to the level at which they were before October 15, Prime Minister Orbán said earlier.

“We have managed to slow down the growth of fuel prices and we have achieved an interest freeze on mortgages. As part of the policy of reducing household overheads, families receive energy at a fixed price. on regulating the prices of six (food products), “added the Prime Minister, who emphasized the government’s efforts to help families.