Hungarian authorities expand toll system probe following asset recovery

Hungarian Transport Minister Dávid Vitézy announced that a private equity fund associated with businessman Lőrinc Mészáros has reimbursed 2.27 billion forints to the state treasury.

The repayment followed an official audit into a 64.5 billion forint acquisition of three electronic toll management entities arranged under former minister János Lázár. Following the asset recovery, state investigators expanded their inquiry to focus on IT entrepreneur Gábor Emőri, a central figure in developing and operating Hungary's electronic toll network for over a decade. Officials are reviewing historical public contracts to determine whether further state funds can be reclaimed from past administrative agreements.

Sources: 444, HVG, Telex.