Hungarian government recovers billions from Mészáros fund and targets toll system contracts

Transport Minister Dávid Vitézy announced that a private equity fund linked to businessman Lőrinc Mészáros has returned 2.27 billion forints to the state treasury. The reimbursement follows an official review of a 64.5 billion forint transaction authorized under former minister János Lázár, during which the state acquired three electronic toll management entities.

Following the recovery of assets, Hungarian authorities are turning their attention to historical state procurement contracts involving IT entrepreneur Gábor Emőri. Emőri spent over a decade developing and operating Hungary's national electronic toll network, becoming one of the largest private beneficiaries of state technology contracts. Investigators are auditing previous agreements to determine if further state funds can be reclaimed.

Sources: 444, HVG, Telex.