Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony is sapping the capital of ten years of reserves in two years, the local chapter of governing Fidesz said on their Facebook page on Saturday, a day after the city’s 2021 budget was announced.
The chapter said Karácsony had taken the unprecedented step of deciding on the budget by himself, without any discussion with the municipal council opposition.
They added that Karácsony had failed to show up at a scheduled meeting in the afternoon on Friday, and Fidesz council members, who had brought amendments to the budget, left after an hour and a half.