LMP urges review of 2017 law on construction

The opposition LMP party is calling on the government to review a 2017 law on construction and eliminate loopholes, the party's co-leader said on Wednesday. Erzsebet Schmuck accused the government of using public funds to support projects that reduce green areas. Further, she charged the government with turning job-creation schemes into a cash cow for "Fidesz oligarchs". She referred to a hotel investment on the Tihany peninsula of Lake Balaton that has won 8.6 billion forints (EUR 24.4m) of public funding, saying the project would ruin the natural features of the peninsula.