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Data / Election 2022

28% of working age Hungarians would rather leave the country if Orbán wins again

Posted on March, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

According to a poll by Republikon that asked about attitudes to emigration as well as voting preferences. Continue reading →

Number of govt officials increased 3x, their salaries grew 5x under Orbán
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Number of govt officials increased 3x, their salaries grew 5x under Orbán

Posted on December, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

24.hu summarized the growth of the number of Hungarian government officials (threefold) as well as their salaries (fivefold) since 2011, the year Orbán came back to power and promised a small and cheap state. Continue reading →

Record high inflation, record weak currency, record high debt, record budget deficit, record election spending
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Record high inflation, record weak currency, record high debt, record budget deficit, record election spending

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

What could possibly go wrong? Continue reading →

Micromanagement and acting important
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Micromanagement and acting important

Posted on March, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The insane micromanaging rules of the square meter-based reopening plan visualized. Continue reading →

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Europe’s most expensive bureaucracy

Posted on March, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The Hungarian state does take care of itself, that’s for sure. To the tune of 8.2% of GDP, to be precise. Continue reading →

Damage: 28% pandemic, 72% Orbán
Data / I dare you to do business in Hungary...

Damage: 28% pandemic, 72% Orbán

Posted on February, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The local authority of Terézváros, a Budapest district, shared data about the pandemic economic damage. 28% of the losses come from the disappearance of tourism and hospitality – 72% come from Orbán’s punishment of opposition cities. Continue reading →

If it takes a referendum, Orbán can’t make Hungary leave the EU
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If it takes a referendum, Orbán can’t make Hungary leave the EU

Posted on December, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Can Orbán exit Hungary from the EU? Continue reading →

119 reports, 30 investigations, no charges
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119 reports, 30 investigations, no charges

Posted on October, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Opposition politicians have reported 119 cases of corruption or other crimes to the police in the last six years. None made it through the prosecution and no charges were pressed. Continue reading →

Breathtaking increase in support for EU
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Breathtaking increase in support for EU

Posted on October, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Despite 10 years of hysterical anti-EU propaganda Continue reading →

Hungarian corruption 10x EU average
Corruption is a feature, not a bug / Data

Hungarian corruption 10x EU average

Posted on September, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

12x more corrupt than Romania, 8x more than Slovakia Continue reading →

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