Opposition Party Turns To EU’s Antifraud Office Over M4 Motorway Tender
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) plans to submit a complaint to the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning the outcome of a tender to build the M4 motorway, deputy party leader László Varju said. He cited press reports showing that a consortium linked to Lőrinc Mészáros, the mayor of Felcsút, won the bid despite another consortium’s being 25 billion forints (EUR 80m) cheaper.
Varju, who sits in parliament as an independent, said the Hungarian taxpayer is 25 billion forints worse off as a result.
“That’s how the Orbán government works, everything is won by the favoured few and neither the price nor the quality matter,” he added.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
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