On the party’s favored pillar for the 2014 campaign, i.e. the ongoing “battle against utility prices,” Orbán flat-out said that in order to “create the working conditions for non-profit energy providers” in the country, required is creation of a law “on the basis of which the government must establish the first Hungarian non-profit energy company.”
Orbán informed that the European Commission will indeed be launching legal procedures against the sitting government for the mandated cuts in utility prices in 2012, as was hinted last week.
As for the ever-popular topic of forex-based loans in Hungary, Orbán promised his government would soon be taking “further steps” necessary to help bail out indebted households “as soon as [the Hungarian supreme court] makes the necessary two decisions.”
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For over 30 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.
