Speaking on Kossuth Radio’s Sunday programme, he said the opposition party’s leaked economic plans amount to a “left-wing package of brutal tax hikes,” which would directly take billions from Hungarian families and businesses.
Hidvéghi argued that Brussels has “strayed from common sense” in recent years, placing ideological and military priorities above the interests of European citizens. He noted that EU leaders increasingly support prolonging the war in Ukraine, even though “only the Brussels elite still wants to continue this war,” while expecting European taxpayers to provide the necessary funds.
He pointed out that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently asked EU leaders for an additional 135 billion euros for Ukraine, despite corruption scandals surrounding earlier assistance. Hidvéghi said such funds could only be raised through higher taxes and increased national contributions, making it crucial for Brussels that “war-supporting governments” remain in power across Europe.
He added that this is why EU actors support the Tisza Party—and why the leaked plans should be taken seriously. According to these documents, Hidvéghi said, the Tisza Party would take 1,300 billion forints from families and another 3,700 billion from businesses through a combination of higher income taxes, scrapped family tax benefits, increased corporate taxes, and the elimination of preferential tax regimes such as kata and ekho.
He said the party would replace the current 15 percent flat income tax with a multi-rate system involving 22 and 33 percent brackets, while also questioning the generosity of the family support system, the pension system, and the 13th and 14th-month pensions. Additional proposed taxes would target motorists, real estate transactions, inheritances, and even the health-care system, he added.
Hidvéghi stated that under the leaked plans, anyone earning above 400,000 forints per month would “strongly feel” the tax hikes. He also highlighted estimated annual losses for various professions, including 364,000 forints for a teacher, 280,000 for an orderly, 154,000 for a police officer, 467,000 for a soldier, and more than 3 million forints for a doctor.
He warned that moving away from Russian energy imports would also dismantle the government’s utility price cuts, all “to satisfy Brussels’ expectations” and fund the war.
Looking ahead to next spring’s elections, Hidvéghi said voters will decide whether Hungary aligns with Brussels’ war policy or continues to pursue a national interest-based approach. Until then, he encouraged participation in the ongoing national consultation on taxation and in the anti-war petition, arguing that strong public backing reinforces the government’s position and protects Hungary’s peace, security, and economic stability.