László Mérő: Budapest’s GDP per capita is 130-150 percent of the EU average
The citizens of the Republic of Budapest are all those who would not be bothered if we were net contributors to the EU.
“I promised that someday I would write separately about why Budapest is so roughly different, where the opposition won 17-1, than the rest of the country, where Fidesz won 86-2. Then it appeared here on Facebook on the website of the Republic of Budapest https://www.facebook.com/BudapestRepublic, and now I can express the point with a single example instead of a long, complicated brainstorming session.
Budapest’s GDP per capita can be around 130-150 percent of the EU average, in fact the GDP of the whole country can be around 60-70% of the EU average, and Budapest is already included in this. To see many different numbers, but whatever the truth, the Republic of Budapest would be a thick net contributor to the EU, then Hungary would be a thick net beneficiary. It is a citizen of the Republic of Budapest who would not be bothered if we were net contributors to the EU. you can live anywhere, you can vote for any party or Fidesz. In Budapest, there are a majority of those who are Budapest in this sense, a strong minority in the country. That’s why Budapest is so different.
True, the EU still requires less payment from the Republic of Budapest than the current Hungarian government withdraws from Budapest in addition to the standard taxes. This only slightly nuances the picture, the point is who is bothered and who is not if we do not get it from the EU, but rather give it to him. The most disturbing thing about our re-elected Prime Minister is that he would get sick of it, now I would be free as a self-conscious Budapest. ”
Opening image: László Mérő’s Facebook page