From the 2026 budget audit
40 million Ft in renovations — on premises the office has since left.
Renovation budget for the Sovereignty Protection Office's premises, and the smallest line in the chapter. Parliament voted to dissolve the office on 30 June 2026; the act took effect on 16 July.
Roughly 9 Ft per taxpayer — the chapter's smallest item, spent on premises the institution has since vacated.
What you see — and what you don't
What is seen: a renovated building that remains, and that will have another occupant. What is unseen: that a chapter runs to the end exactly as it ran at the start — until the decision to dissolve, every line stays live, from the largest to the smallest.
Objection
"Ten forints per taxpayer — there is really nothing to discuss here."
Answer
You are right: ten forints on its own is nothing, and this line is not about its size. It is about what a chapter looks like on the way to being closed. The chapter was 6.9 billion Ft across five lines, and this was the smallest of them. While a decision about an institution is being prepared, all five keep running — and once it is taken, a separate procedure still decides what happens to the unspent balances.
Pass this on to someone interested in how a budget chapter actually comes to an end.
The analyst's verdict
Renovations
Rationale
Renovation of premises occupied by an institution scheduled to close. The classification is obvious from the mechanism: there is no case for spending on the fabric of buildings an institution will vacate. The line is eliminated immediately.
Transition mechanism
As for Beruházások — eliminate in the first budget cycle; no new commitments authorised; affected counterparties are honoured through contract run-off.
Affected groups
As for Beruházások — counterparties with contractual rights honoured through run-off; no broader affected group.
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