Mihály Varga Reacted to the Former Ministry of Finance's Million-Dollar Furniture Purchase
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The Szentháromság Square Palace cost 70 billion forints, and they certainly didn't skimp on the furniture.
Central Bank Governor Mihály Varga has publicly responded to journalistic questions regarding the reconstruction and furnishing of the former Ministry of Finance building on Szentháromság Square. As the manager previously responsible for the investment, he clarified that although he continuously monitored compliance with the budget framework, the day-to-day construction and procurement tasks were carried out by a project company established for …
What can a coat hanger do for 475 thousand forints? What was the need for 100 million hand-knotted carpets? Who could have slept in a 3 million bed? The ministerial department was so luxurious that Péter Magyar forbade Gábor Pósfai from using it. We asked for the costs of furnishing it.
BUDAPEST — Hungary's new government has opened accounts for the building where Antal Rogán, the head of Orbán's cabinet and a man known as Hungary's propaganda minister, held office until April. The furniture in his headquarters in Buda Castle alone cost 1.27 billion forints, that is, more than 3 million euros. On the fourth floor, the bar counter costs 38 million forints, the prettier of the two smoking lounges came out for another 24 million. …
475 thousand clothes hangers, 15.7 million forints table - it was revealed how much money was spent on furnishing Sándor Pintér's ministry - 5.2 million forints were paid for 19 pieces of hand-knotted carpet.
The Szentháromság Square palace was originally intended for the Ministry of Finance, but in the meantime the ministry was abolished and Mihály Varga became the governor of the central bank, so the Ministry of the Interior eventually moved into the building, which they claim they had no say in renovating.
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