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Scandalous Spending at the Bankrupt Office for the Protection of Sovereignty: the Government Takes Further Steps

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They received salaries of several million, but restaurant expenses, travel books, and even a Balaton concert were paid for with official VIP bank cards by the former leaders of the defunct Office for the Protection of Sovereignty. The government will take the necessary steps regarding unjustified public spending, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Thursday.

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Tamás Lánczi ate at the same Japanese restaurant 32 times in one year, one of his vice presidents bought Italian travel books, and even got a commission from public funds.

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Exciting spending by the heads of the defunct Office for the Protection of Sovereignty has come to light, and the government is taking the necessary steps to address unjustified public spending.

·Hungary
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They received salaries of several million, but restaurant expenses, travel books, and even a Balaton concert were paid for with official VIP bank cards by the former leaders of the defunct Office for the Protection of Sovereignty. The government will take the necessary steps regarding unjustified public spending, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Thursday.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The leaders of the Office for the Protection of Sovereignty spent public money from a VIP bank card

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One of the vice presidents drank a glass of lemonade for 49,500 forints, and Tamás Lánczi went to the same Japanese restaurant 32 times in a year and paid with his VIP card.

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The government's announcement on Thursday revealed that the leaders of the recently abolished Office for the Protection of Sovereignty (SZH) spent significant amounts of money with official VIP bank cards, while problems also arose in accounting for their expenses. According to data from the Prime Minister's Office, between May 2024 and April 2026, the president of the SZH, Tamás Lánczi, and his two deputies spent a total of 5.76 million forints…

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Portfolio broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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