The E-PM called it important that the government accepted that taxing the internet would be unwise. The party said that the tax on cafeteria and “other austerity measures” should also be withdrawn.

The LMP called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to fully and definitely withdraw the internet tax.

Co-leaders Bernadett Szél and András Schiffer said that there is no need for a national consultation about the internet tax because Hungarians have already expressed their views on it just recently.

Orbán has retreated due to the huge social protests against the internet tax but he has only delayed its introduction and will probably make another attempt later, they said.

According to the Socialists, what Orbán really said was that the internet tax would be introduced under a different name, and at a later time, following a hypocritical consultation. Orbán has not backed off, just took one step back to win time for pushing through his will, Socialist leader József Tóbiás said.

The Democratic Coalition (DK) said Orbán has acknowledged a partial defeat by saying that the internet tax cannot be introduced in its current form. Board member Szabolcs Kerék- Bárczy said that the government would nevertheless introduce the tax later.

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