We protect Hungarian families: we reject the Brussels climate tax!

Today, the European Parliament (EP) discussed the outcome of negotiations over the EU’s “Fit for 55” climate policy package, in particular as regards the climate taxation to be extended to the residential and commercial sectors. Fidesz MEP Edina Tóth pointed out in her plenary speech: “We cannot put citizens in a more difficult situation by reducing emissions. It must be prevented that the additional burdens resulting from Brussels’ regulations are passed on to Hungarian families!” – she highlighted.

In her speech, she pointed out: Due to Brussels’ deeply flawed climate policy, energy prices are already increasing, and inflation is now spiralling out of control. The adoption of a residential climate tax added as part of the EU’s emissions trading system could particularly adversely affect European families, including Hungarian families, and also endanger the long-term sustainability of the Hungarian utility reduction programme.

The Fidesz MEP emphasized: The utility bills in Hungary are currently the cheapest in all of Europe; therefore, the introduction of this type of climate tax would increase the costs of Hungarian households to the greatest extent, and this is unacceptable to us! The cost of the transition should not be paid by them but by the biggest polluters. “Instead of unrealistic ideas that hinder economic growth, real environmental and citizen-friendly climate protection measures are needed!” – MEP Edina Tóth concluded her speech.