DK calls for EU tax on multinationals

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is calling for the European Union to introduce a tax on multinational companies, Klara Dobrev, who heads the party list for the European Parliament election, said on Wednesday. Dobrev was commenting on an EP report approved on Tuesday which showed that seven European Union countries, including Hungary, were operating as tax heavens, enabling aggressive tax planning by corporations. Multinationals make use of the environment the government has developed and they pay an insignificant amount of tax, Dobrev said. Instead of serving the interests of Hungarians and the country, the government is aiding multinationals in a completely unprincipled manner, she added.