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| Hungary steps up anti-immigration stance with plans for NGO tax | Hungary steps up anti-immigration stance with plans for NGO tax |
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| The Hungarian government has stepped up its anti-immigration measures with plans to introduce a 25% tax on aid groups it says support migration. | The Hungarian government has stepped up its anti-immigration measures with plans to introduce a 25% tax on aid groups it says support migration. |
| Viktor Orbán’s administration has been among the most hostile to immigration in Europe. His Fidesz party was re-elected in a landslide victory in April, promising to crack down on non-governmental organisations it says support migrants. | Viktor Orbán’s administration has been among the most hostile to immigration in Europe. His Fidesz party was re-elected in a landslide victory in April, promising to crack down on non-governmental organisations it says support migrants. |
| “We want to use tax policy to step up against organising migration,” Hungary’s finance ministry said on Tuesday. | “We want to use tax policy to step up against organising migration,” Hungary’s finance ministry said on Tuesday. |
| After the election, Orbán’s government swiftly resubmitted a bill aimed at criminalising aid to migrants and threatening activists with jail terms. | After the election, Orbán’s government swiftly resubmitted a bill aimed at criminalising aid to migrants and threatening activists with jail terms. |
| The original version of the bill, submitted in February, included a 25% tax on NGOs whose funding comes mostly from foreign donors, but that clause was dropped. | The original version of the bill, submitted in February, included a 25% tax on NGOs whose funding comes mostly from foreign donors, but that clause was dropped. |
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| The finance ministry said on Tuesday it would reintroduce the proposed tax in separate legislation. | The finance ministry said on Tuesday it would reintroduce the proposed tax in separate legislation. |
| The ministry said the “immigration special tax” was necessary because defending against illegal immigration put a significant extra financial burden on the state. | The ministry said the “immigration special tax” was necessary because defending against illegal immigration put a significant extra financial burden on the state. |
| It was not immediately clear what the tax would be levied on, nor when it would begin to be collected. | It was not immediately clear what the tax would be levied on, nor when it would begin to be collected. |
| Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said on Tuesday that the government would hold a parliamentary vote on Wednesday on the “Stop Soros” bill without waiting for the legal opinion from the Venice commission, a panel of constitutional law experts of the Council of Europe. The commission was scheduled to issue its opinion this Friday. | Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said on Tuesday that the government would hold a parliamentary vote on Wednesday on the “Stop Soros” bill without waiting for the legal opinion from the Venice commission, a panel of constitutional law experts of the Council of Europe. The commission was scheduled to issue its opinion this Friday. |
| The bill, which would empower the interior minister to ban NGOs that support migration and are seen as a national security risk, is part of the Orbán government’s campaign against George Soros, a Hungarian-born US financier known for funding liberal causes. | The bill, which would empower the interior minister to ban NGOs that support migration and are seen as a national security risk, is part of the Orbán government’s campaign against George Soros, a Hungarian-born US financier known for funding liberal causes. |
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