Gulyas: Govt committed to protecting utility bill cuts

Hungary's government opposes a tax Brussels wants to impose on home and car owners on the grounds of fighting climate change and is committed to protecting the achievements of its scheme to reduce household utility bills, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Thursday. Energy prices are soaring all across Europe, resulting in a "utility crisis," Gergely Gulyas told a regular press briefing, adding that this will be the central topic at the upcoming two-day European Union summit.