Parbeszed calls on billionaires to offer 1 pc of their wealth

The opposition Parbeszed party has called on Hungary's billionaires to contribute one percent of their assets to a community fund to finance efforts to handle the novel coronavirus epidemic. Richard Barabas, the party's spokesman, said the business elite in other countries had set up similar funds, adding that Hungary's rich are "obliged to use their wealth for a good purpose". The proposed fund could be used to provide people with protective gear and disinfectants, as well as digital devices for school children learning from home, Barabas said.