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
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3% of the national railways’ annual profit is lost on just this one line
The equivalent of 3% of the 2019 profit of the Hungarian national railway was spent through car sharing apps on just this tiny, little piece of railway between Debrecen and Mátészalka, because commuters desperate for alternatives ditched the unreliable and painfully slow trains. Continue reading
Orbán Spent 2,6 Billion Euros On Football – Without the Stadiums
Don’t ever become so exposed to the obsession of just one guy Continue reading
“Ronaldo has more muscle on than a Hungarian football team combined”
„Infrastruktur hundert Prozent, Munkastruktur zero Prozent” Continue reading
How much public health can you buy for 3000 euros?
Not much if bureaucrats are in charge of allocating the money Continue reading
“No mother will sleep on the floor as long as I live!”
Volunteers trying to keep hospitals afloat. The government financing healthcare in Syria and Vietnam instead. And football. Continue reading
Vote on the most absurd spending of EU funds
How about a heartfelt memorial, a church of resurrection, and a 4D cinema to a long-dead village? Continue reading
Cardboard Fans Fill Empty Football Stadiums
Trillions well spent on building these stadiums Continue reading
Red Bull Gets 18 Million Euros from Hungarian Taxpayer
The power of Orbán-whisperers Continue reading
No Funding for Bus Shelters? Let’s Build a Lookout Tower! In the Bus Stop.
Someone found a way to spend public money on useful things Continue reading
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