Hungarian police have launched an investigation into suspected embezzlement in the operation of the M6 motorway. The case concerns a concession agreement signed under the previous government of Viktor Orbán, which the new government is disputing over its high costs. SITA ↗
Transport Minister Dávid Vitézy had previously filed a criminal complaint and published calculations showing that the state could have paid less than a third of the agreed amount for the same service. According to his figures, the older agreement was set to cost the state approximately 100 billion forints in additional expenses. HVG ↗
Vitézy also stated that, if the contract were maintained, the consortium would receive around 77 million forints from the state for every hour of operation, maintenance, and development of Hungary's motorways for decades to come. The contract involves companies linked to businessmen Lőrinc Mészáros and László Szíjj. Index.hu ↗
János Lázár, who served as the minister responsible for transport in the previous government, was also involved in the decision-making on the concession. Criticism centers on the claim that the state favored a more expensive bid linked to the aforementioned businessmen. Telex ↗
The Hungarian government stated that the contract raises serious questions under both Hungarian and European law, and has initiated steps to terminate it. The operator, MKIF, has so far said it will issue an official statement once it has reviewed the government's information. The investigation is intended to clarify whether criminal conduct occurred in the conclusion and application of the concession.
Hungarian police investigate contested M6 motorway concession
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Maďarská polícia vyšetruje diaľničnú zákazku Orbánovej vlády. Štát mala vyjsť o 100 miliárd forintov drahšie
SITA
| 14:45 21.09.
Hűtlen kezelés gyanújával nyomoz a rendőrség az M6-os autópálya működtetése miatt
Index.hu
| 12:14 21.09.
Nyomoz a rendőrség az M6-os autópálya működtetésének ügyében
Telex
| 11:34 21.09.
A rendőrség nyomoz az M6-os autópálya működtetése miatt
HVG
| 11:24 21.09.
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