For 35 Years, 96 Million Forints of Public Money Would Have Been Transferred to Mészáros and Szíjj's Company Every Hour if the Concession Contract for the Highways Remained in Force.
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The Mészáros concession company did not receive a bank loan, so it was unable to start the developments it undertook in the contract after taking over the motorway network in 2022, claims Dávid Vitézy. According to surviving documents, the Orbán government took the problem so seriously that it almost terminated the concession itself, but then decided otherwise.
What is this highway concession contract that the Hungarian government is about to terminate? What is it about, how much public money does it involve, and why do many consider it one of, if not the most serious theft cases of the entire Fidesz era? From this you can understand almost everything about the basics.
MKIF is awaiting official information about the termination of the concession contract - Only then will they form their official position on the matter.
The Tisza government is liquidating the highway concession, but it needs the cooperation of the concession company owned by Lőrinc Mészáros and László Szíjj. Dávid Vitézy and Péter Magyar issued an ultimatum in a classic “bad cop, even worse cop” setup. Cooperation will certainly happen, but winding up the concession will still take years.
In the current structure, the Mészáros-Szíjj concessionaire can award specific works to the construction companies of Lőrinc Mészáros and László Szíjj without public procurement.
According to the government, the 35-year contract involves more than 23 thousand billion forints, and the state could operate the highways significantly cheaper.
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