The Hungarian Embassy Building in Washington Was Purchased for Five Billion, and Renovated for Ten Billion
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Szijjártó handed over the embassy in 2017, before the renovation, which was blessed even before the inauguration by a Catholic priest, a Reformed priest and a rabbi.
It turned out that all the plaster contained asbestos, and the renovation company said there was no question of overpricing.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Péter Szijjártó, bought an asbestos-filled building, and the renovation cost twice as much as the property - The renovation took almost four years.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent twice the purchase price, more than HUF 10 billion, on the renovation of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington. According to the contractor, the US price level and the unexpectedly discovered large quantities of asbestos justified the costly, years-long total reconstruction, writes HVG.
They bought and renovated a weathered, asbestos-covered palace. The post Szijjártó and his family spent 15 billion on the embassy in Washington first appeared on 24.hu.
The previous government spent a huge amount of money on the construction of the American embassy, HVG has learned. According to our information, the purchase price and renovation of the historic building cost a total of 15 billion forints. An apartment was also built on one of the floors.
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