There should not be a flat tax rate, several tax rates are necessary, Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán told TV2 on Tuesday.
The opposition leader asserted that as many tax cuts as possible will be made, but said he cannot give exact figures “until it becomes clear how many skeletons have been left in the closet. Until a change of government, no responsible politician can discuss figures or percentages,” he argued.
Orbán suggested that maximum payment times for state companies be cut from the current 90-120 days to 30, and finally to 8 days. SMEs should be taxed less, nurses and doctors paid more, and an extra 3,000 police officers employed; with every village getting a police officer on foot patrol. Orbán said he will firmly reject raising the retirement age.
Orbán said he has not yet decided on whether to take part in a televised debate of Hungary’s prime ministerial candidates.
On the position of Roma, he said “in a tense, nervous, angry and disappointed country, as Hungary currently is, it is very difficult to bring harmony between Gypsies and the majority of society, but it is not as unmanageable as it seems”. By enforcing laws and improving opportunities, relations between Roma and the majority can be improved. The law should be considered “gospel” by all, he said.
A vote for the far right is a wasted vote, as only Fidesz seem to be capable of governing Hungary from the right, he underlined.
Regarding accountability, he listed several cases such as Budapest public transport company BKV, MÁV Informatika and the (pre-2006 elections) “data falsification”, but said it is not the business of the governing party, nor of a future prime minister, to dictate cases to the investigating authorities.