Peter Magyar Spreads Lies in Campaign Against Utility Cost Reduction

Peter Magyar has been attacking the government's utility cost reduction scheme for months, claiming that utility prices in Hungary are higher than the European average. In reality, however, only one European capital boasts cheaper electricity and gas prices than Hungary. Politicians of the Tisza Party have also publicly advocated for raising water fees. Recently, they used their European Parliament seats to mount an attack in the EU on Hungary's utility cost reduction scheme.

Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party (Photo: Bence Hagymasi / 24 Óra)

The most recent case: voting against utility cost reduction scheme

– "If the Tisza Party had its way, they would abolish the utility cost reduction. This is proven by the fact that Eszter Lakos, an MEP from Peter Magyar's Tisza party, voted in favor of the opinion from the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy regarding the COP 29 climate conference," said Andras Gyurk, a member of the Patriots for Europe political group, in a statement sent to Hungary's national news agency (MTI) on Tuesday. "The document's supporters criticize the extent of household energy subsidies - such as the utility cost reduction - and call for their elimination. A political force that genuinely works for the benefit of Hungarian families could never back such a proposal," Mr. Gyurk added.

Mr. Gyurk emphasized that combating climate change is a top priority for his Hungarian party, Fidesz. However, halting the use of coal, oil, and natural gas, and imposing an immediate embargo on Russian gas would fundamentally jeopardize the energy security of Central Europe and Hungary. "These are dangerous and absurd demands," the MEP underlined.

Andras Gyurk also pointed out that Eszter Lakos is not the first Tisza Party member to attack Hungary's utility cost reduction scheme: “After Gabriella Gerzsenyi’s statements, yet another MEP from Peter Magyar’s party has shown that if they could, they would abolish the utility cost reduction with immediate effect. This vote clearly demonstrates that the Tisza Party is siding with big energy companies against Hungarian families in order to meet Brussels’ expectations,” Mr. Gyurk concluded.