Fidesz Accuses Opposition Party Tisza of Opposing Utility Price Caps in Brussels
The Tisza Party in Hungary has recently come under fire from the ruling Fidesz party for their proposal to scrap utility price caps. According to Tamás Deutsch, an MEP from Fidesz, if the price caps were removed as suggested by Tisza, Hungarian families could end up paying two million forints more every year.
Deutsch took to Facebook to defend the government’s current utility price caps, stating that they have helped Hungarian families enjoy some of the lowest electricity and gas prices in the European Union. He also accused Tisza of attempting to attack the price caps from Brussels, likening them to the “dollar left” and vowing to protect the caps against their proposed changes.
In response to Deutsch’s comments, Péter Magyar, chairman of the Tisza Party, fired back on Facebook, accusing Deutsch of lying as usual. This exchange highlights the ongoing tension between the two parties over the issue of utility price caps in Hungary.
It is worth noting that energy in Hungary is currently price capped up to 2523 kilowatt hours per year for electricity. Under this system, the price of 1 kWh of electricity below the consumption limit is HUF 36, but it nearly doubles to HUF 70.1 above that limit.
As the debate over utility price caps continues, it remains to be seen how the Hungarian government and the opposition Tisza Party will navigate this divisive issue in the future.
