Budapest to Sue Gov't Over 'Unlawful' Solidarity Tax Payment of 28 Billion Forints
- 25 Feb 2025 6:26 PM
In light of a recent ruling, the city of Budapest will bring a lawsuit against the government over the solidarity contribution it had to pay "unlawfully", Gergely Karacsony, the mayor said.
"Budapest is ought to get back the money that the government unlawfully took away from the city in 2023; the interests, worth some 6 billion forints on the total amount should be paid back right away," the mayor said on Facebook, adding that "the lawsuit is for the rest".
He said that his office had received a copy of the Metropolitan Court's binding ruling which had established that government had unlawfully made the city to pay some 28 billion forints worth of solidarity contribution to central coffers.
The mayor referred to the prime minister stating earlier that local governments had the right to defend themselves. "So, Budapest does have that right as well," he said.
Marton Nagy, the economy minister, said in reaction that "the solidarity tax paid in not refundable", and he asked the mayor in a Facebook post to "read the ruling carefully".
Nagy said the verdict was "clear", stipulating that the Hungarian state could not be obliged to refund the tax amounts collected.
"We disagree with having to pay interest and will appeal," the minister added.
Source:
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.
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