Halving the business tax has nothing to do with dealing with the economic crisis; it only has to do with Fidesz's policy of power.
From this revenue, local governments across the country provide public services for all, local public transport, garbage collection, road maintenance, public lighting, green space management, social payments, theatres, cultural and sports activities. The performance of these tasks is jeopardized by the decision of the Prime Minister. The individual compensation promised to settlements of more than 25,000 people will be distributed by the government on a political basis, at the whimsy of Viktor Orbán.
We call on those Hungarian local governments that want to protect the public services provided to their citizens and their own ability to act to a joint protest. We must act together against a government decision made as a result of dark intentions that evoke dark times. As a sign of their protest, the municipalities that join shall switch off the decorative lights in their settlements from 7 pm on 23 December in defence of public services.
With this, we want to draw the attention of the citizens living in our settlements to the importance of the public services provided by local governments. We want to emphasize our demand that the government revoke its decision to halve the business tax, which amounts to the execution of local governments.
Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest
László Botka, Mayor of Szeged
András Nemény, Mayor of Szombathely
Péter Márki-Zay, Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely
László Csőzik, Mayor of Érd
Attila Péterffy, Mayor of Pécs
Tamás Pintér, Mayor of Dunaújváros
Ilona Szűcsné Posztovics, Mayor of Tatabánya
Klára Nyirati, Mayor of Baja
István Leidinger, Mayor of Pomáz
Zsolt Fülöp, Mayor of Szentendre
György Gémesi, Mayor of Gödöllő
Péter Szitka, Mayor of Kazincbarcika
Péter Hegedűs, Mayor of Balmazújváros
Tamás Wittinghoff, Mayor of Budaörs
József Tóth, Mayor of Polgár
Antal Máté, Mayor of Nyírbátor
György Fülöp, Mayor of Tiszaújváros
Béla Schwartz, Mayor of Ajka
Róbert Lengyel, Mayor of Siófok
Csaba Balogh, Mayor of Göd
Gábor Üveges, Mayor of Hernádszentandrás
Miklós Hatvani, Mayor of Isaszeg
István Vécsi, Mayor of Ricse
Márta V. Naszályi, Mayor of District 1 of Budapest
Gergely Örsi, Mayor of District 2 of Budapest
László Kiss, Mayor of District 3 of Budapest
Tibor Déri, Mayor of District 4 of Budapest
Tamás Soproni, Mayor of District 6 of Budapest
Péter Niedermüller, Mayor of District 7 of Budapest
András Pikó, Mayor of District 8 of Budapest
Krisztina Baranyi, Mayor of District 9 of Budapest
Imre László, Mayor of District 11 of Budapest
József Tóth, Mayor of District 13 of Budapest
Csaba Horváth, Mayor of District 14 of Budapest
Angéla Cserdiné Németh, Mayor of District 15 of Budapest
Sándor Szaniszló, Mayor of District 18 of Budapest
Péter Gajda, Mayor of District 19 of Budapest
