Billions Allocated for District and Government Office Renovation

The Hungarian state spends nearly five billion forints annually on the maintenance and renovation of buildings housing district offices and government offices, State Secretary Istvan Gyorgy said at an event presenting the Szerencs District Office renovation project.

Speaking at the event, Zsófia Koncz, State Secretary for Families at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and the region’s Fidesz member of parliament, said numerous investments had been completed in Szerencs over the past year. She highlighted that 

test operations are underway at the insulation materials factory, restoration work is ongoing on a storm-damaged World Heritage gateway, the city swimming pool has reopened after a five-year closure, new skating and pump tracks have been built, and the Szerencs Vocational Training Center is establishing a major food industry knowledge hub on the site of the former sugar factory.

Zoltan Alakszai, the county commissioner of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, said the country’s third-largest government office operates in the county - after Budapest and Pest County -, managing a total of 127 buildings. He noted that the contractor for the Szerencs District Office renovation has already been selected, contracts will be signed soon, and the building is expected to be completed by early summer.

Szerencs Mayor Attila Kiss (Fidesz–KDNP) said the district office operates in a 120-year-old building, whose protected heritage status imposes limitations on the renovation. He added that 

the 78 million forints provided by the ministry are being supplemented by 90 million forints in grant funding from the municipality.

Finally, Tunde Inancsi, head of the Szerencs District Office, noted that the district serves 16 municipalities and approximately 40,000 residents.

Cover photo: From left Zoltan Alakszai, County Commissioner of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen; Istvan Gyorgy, State Secretary for Regional Public Administration at the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development; Mrs. Jozsef Rak, Head of the Tokaj District Office; Zsofia Koncz, State Secretary for Families at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and Fidesz MP representing the region; and Gyorgy Posta, the independent mayor of Tokaj, cut the national-colored ribbon at the opening of the renovated Tokaj government service center on January 30, 2026. (Source: MTI/Jozsef Erdos )

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