Hungary Is Coming up with Major Restrictions on Polluting Companies
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The government is increasing the fines for large polluting plants to five billion forints. Controls of battery factories are also being tightened.
From now on, the penalty for repeat offenders must be at least 0.5 percent of the company's net sales revenue from the previous year, but at least 5 million forints.
Environmental fines are getting tougher in Hungary, so companies that have previously violated the rules will have to pay at least half a percent of their sales revenue, but a minimum of five million forints - this was also published in the latest issues of the Hungarian Gazette on Friday. The government decisions also affect the remuneration of state-owned company managers, the budgetary classification of TEK and the powers of Nébih.
A decision has been made to significantly tighten environmental protection, according to which the upper limit of fines that can be imposed on large polluting plants will be increased to five billion forints - Prime Minister Péter Magyar reported on the developments in a Facebook post.
In line with its commitment, the government is significantly tightening environmental regulations, the Prime Minister announced on his Facebook page on Saturday.
Péter Magyar announced the tightening, billion-dollar fines could be imposed on polluting factories - "Enough of pollution without consequences!" - the Prime Minister announced.
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