Under the program, participating banks transferred 10% of repatriated assets to the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) without revealing the identity of their clients. NAV then issued the bank a certificate showing the clientsʼ assets are legally earned income.

Tallai said banks participating in the program had transferred just under HUF 880 million to the state in January-April. Banks report on the repatriated assets on a monthly basis, he added.

Between 2014-2016, Hungarians could repatriate their offshore assets to Stability Savings Accounts and withdraw the money tax-free after a period of five years. Some HUF 156 bln was deposited in accounts during that period.