Hidvghi Criticizes Tisza Party’s Tax Plans as Funding Brussels’ War Agenda
Budapest: The tax increases proposed by the Tisza Party would channel Hungarian taxpayers’ money to Brussels and Ukraine, according to Bal¡zs Hidvghi, parliamentary state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office. Speaking on Kossuth Radio’s Sunday programme, he stated that the opposition party’s leaked economic plans represent a ‘left-wing package of brutal tax hikes,’ which would directly take billions from Hungarian families and businesses.
According to About Hungary, Hidvghi argued that Brussels has ‘strayed from common sense’ in recent years, prioritizing ideological and military objectives over the interests of European citizens. He noted that EU leaders are increasingly supportive of prolonging the war in Ukraine, asserting that ‘only the Brussels elite still wants to continue this war,’ while expecting European taxpayers to fund the effort.
Hidvghi pointed out that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has recently requested an additional 135 billion euros for Ukraine from EU leaders, despite previous corruption scandals. He claimed that such funds could only be raised through higher taxes and increased national contributions, making it crucial for Brussels that ‘war-supporting governments’ remain in power across Europe.
He emphasized that this is why EU actors support the Tisza Party and why the leaked plans should be taken seriously. According to these documents, Hidvghi said, the Tisza Party would take 1,300 billion forints from families and another 3,700 billion from businesses through a combination of higher income taxes, scrapped family tax benefits, increased corporate taxes, and the elimination of preferential tax regimes such as kata and ekho.
Hidvghi stated that the party would replace the current 15 percent flat income tax with a multi-rate system involving 22 and 33 percent brackets, while also questioning the generosity of the family support system, the pension system, and the 13th and 14th-month pensions. Additional proposed taxes would target motorists, real estate transactions, inheritances, and even the health-care system, he added.
He claimed that under the leaked plans, anyone earning above 400,000 forints per month would ‘strongly feel’ the tax hikes. He also highlighted estimated annual losses for various professions, including 364,000 forints for a teacher, 280,000 for an orderly, 154,000 for a police officer, 467,000 for a soldier, and more than 3 million forints for a doctor.
Hidvghi warned that moving away from Russian energy imports would also dismantle the government’s utility price cuts, all ‘to satisfy Brussels’ expectations’ and fund the war.
Looking ahead to next spring’s elections, Hidvghi said voters will decide whether Hungary aligns with Brussels’ war policy or continues to pursue a national interest-based approach. Until then, he encouraged participation in the ongoing national consultation on taxation and in the anti-war petition, arguing that strong public backing reinforces the government’s position and protects Hungary’s peace, security, and economic stability.