Council members voted to give catering businesses discounts on rent that match declines in revenue up to 90%, as long as they keep headcount around levels at the end of August.

The members voted to slash the outdoor table fees restaurants and bars pay the city by 90% until March 31, 2021.

The council also voted to reduce the dispatcher fee taxi drivers pay by 70%.

Budapest’s tourism and catering industry, which relies on foreign visitors for much of its business, has been hit hard by pandemic travel restrictions.


MTI Photo: Szilárd Koszticsák