Fidesz official: Left planning to lift cap on household bills

Caps on household utility bills in Hungary are only certain to stay while Viktor Orban remains prime minister, a senior Fidesz official said on Tuesday, insisting that the left-wing opposition was preparing to dismantle the scheme if it won power in the April 3 general election. Szilard Nemeth, a deputy leader of the ruling party, noted in a video posted on social media that while household energy costs had skyrocketed throughout Europe, the cap on utility bills in Hungary had protected Hungarian families for the past ten years.