Hungary Anti-Graft Chief Says Orban-Era Corruption Cost $194 Billion Over 16 Years
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8
Hungary Anti-Graft Chief Says Orban-Era Corruption Cost $194 Billion Over 16 Years
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8
Summary
60 trillion forint — about $194 billion — was likely lost to entrenched corruption in Hungary during Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power, Integrity Authority chief Ferenc Biro said in a video interview released Sunday.
Biro said graft worsened progressively because authorities were unwilling to fight it, framing the losses as the product of systemic state inaction rather than isolated abuses.
The estimate puts a concrete price tag on long-running allegations over governance in Hungary and sharpens scrutiny of how deeply corruption became embedded under Orban.