Right-wing daily Magyar Hírlap is charging that the Budapest municipal government has unfairly favored a crony of mayor Gábor Demszky, in providing subsides and other goodies for a local wine festival. According to the paper, the Budapest local government supported the company of Demszky’s close friend László Kocsis, who in addition to running non-profit park manager Főkert Zrt., also owns a firm called Vinum Essum, which organizes the annual festival in a park in downtown Budapest. Aside from direct support of Ft 6 million (€25,129) this year alone for Vinum Essum, the company apparently received use of the park for free, and other forms of assistance as well, including a promotional campaign from the Budapest Tourist Office. No word what Demszky got in return, but given that the festival takes place a block from his office in City Hall, we’d guess it included at least a few free after-work drinks.
Sweet deal alleged for Demszky’s “drinking buddy”
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