From the 2026 budget audit
A second discretionary capital pool through the same councils.
220 millió Ft in development resources channelled through regional councils is the same allocation mechanism as the larger fund at smaller scale.
Roughly 54 Ft per taxpayer per year — 220 millió Ft in politically-selected capital allocation on top of the 65 billion Ft Regional Development Fund.
What you see — and what you don't
The seen: the projects and regions that receive allocations from this smaller development resource. The unseen: the capital that would have been directed by yield-facing investors to projects consumers actually wanted.
Objection
"This is a small amount — surely the regional development councils need some discretionary resource to function."
Answer
The mechanism is the same regardless of scale: politically-selected capital allocation generates a rent for aligned applicants. A smaller fund is a smaller version of the same problem, not a different problem. It phases out parallel to the larger fund and the councils' operating line — four years, linear glide, in-flight commitments honoured.
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The analyst's verdict
Development Resource of the Development Councils
Rationale
A second, smaller discretionary development resource channelled through the same regional development councils. It is the same mechanism as the Területfejlesztési Alap at smaller scale — politically-selected allocation of capital — and is classified identically, on the same four-year glide.
Transition mechanism
Linear phase-out over 4 years, parallel to the Területfejlesztési Alap and the councils' operating line.
Affected groups
As for the development councils above.
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