The left submitted 1,148 amending proposals for the future budget, which, if accepted, would "overturn" the submitted draft by HUF 8,800 billion, said Finance Minister Mihály Varga in a video message uploaded to his social media site on Monday.
He highlighted: only Jobbik's proposals
the extraordinary reserve of the budget would be spent three times.
The members of the LMP faction would hit businesses not only with tax increases, but with the introduction of new types of taxes , he noted. The introduction of the carbon dioxide tax, for example, would mean a HUF 200 billion burden, and the air ticket tax would mean a HUF 10 billion burden, he added.
The head of the ministry recalled that Párbeszéd is again " trying the idea of introducing basic income" , which would increase budget expenditures by HUF 1,400 billion. According to him, the proposal is deceptive and unfair at the same time, because it demands income for everyone without having to work.
In another proposal, it is falsely claimed that not a single forint is available in the draft for drug prevention next year, the minister explained. On the other hand, the HUF 7 billion appropriation for health care and development tasks provides the resources for this purpose, he added.
Mihály Varga underlined: the ill-considered and often contradictory proposals would lead to tax increases or debt. He also mentioned that the budget bill was completed with the work of 250 professionals for three months. In the draft law, the government provides the resources for restarting the economy, supporting families and businesses, valuing pensioners and reducing taxes, while putting the deficit and debt back on a downward path, he added.
"When planning the budget, we can only support responsible proposals that preserve the financial balance," concluded the finance minister.
MTI
