Budapest Mayor Faces Scrutiny Over Controversial 8 Billion Forint Contract

Budapest Assembly Witness to Heated Exchange: Vitézy Challenges Karácsony on Controversial 8 Billion Forint Cleaning Contract. Budapest, Hungary – June 3, 2025. Tensions flared in the Budapest Assembly yesterday as representative Vitézy Dávid directly confronted Mayor Gergely Karácsony over a significant discrepancy in the city's finances. The focal point of the disagreement was an 8 billion forint contract awarded to the B+N company for cleaning services. Vitézy, citing official documents, accused Karácsony of making false statements about the contract's value and duration in a recent interview on the Partizan show. "Karácsony Gergely requested numbers, and I confronted him with the reality," stated Vitézy during the Assembly session. "Unfortunately, in today's Partizan interview, the mayor continued to repeat these untrue claims." Vitézy's presentation included a detailed breakdown of the contract, showing it significantly differed from Karácsony's public statements. The video evidence presented by Vitézy has raised serious questions about transparency and accountability in Budapest's municipal government. The Assembly session and the subsequent media attention highlight the importance of accurate financial reporting and the need for public officials to be held accountable for their statements. Further investigations are expected to shed more light on this matter.