From the 2026 budget audit
Capital spending nearly self-funded: 573 millió Ft in, 496 millió Ft back.
The NKFI Office's equipment and IT spending is almost entirely offset by capital receipts — the net call on general revenue is 77.8 millió Ft, and a nominal freeze keeps it there.
Net general-revenue cost: roughly 35 Ft per taxpayer per year — 77.8 millió Ft after 495.5 millió Ft of capital receipts offsets the 573.3 millió Ft capital line.
What you see — and what you don't
The seen: 573.3 millió Ft of equipment, IT and fixed-asset investment for the NKFI Office. The unseen: 495.5 millió Ft of capital receipts flowing back from the same activity, leaving a net taxpayer burden of 77.8 millió Ft — the most self-contained capital line in the chapter.
Objection
"But with a nominal freeze, the office cannot replace aging IT systems or upgrade its infrastructure to match the demands of a modern research-administration function."
Answer
The capital line is already almost fully covered by its own receipts — the net general-revenue call is 78 millió Ft, not 573. A freeze at current nominal levels sustains the replacement cycle while preventing expansion of an administrative office that should earn its footprint. If a genuine capital need arises, it can be reappropriated explicitly.
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The analyst's verdict
NKFI Office — Capital investments
Rationale
Capital spending — equipment, IT infrastructure, fixed assets — for the office. Notably, this 573.3 millió Ft capital line is matched almost exactly by 495.5 millió Ft of capital revenue, so the office's net call on general revenue for capital is only 77.8 millió Ft. This is a small, self-limiting, largely self-financed line. There is no case for a discretionary cut whose administrative cost would exceed its saving, and no case for expansion. Nominal freeze.
Transition mechanism
Hold at 573.3 millió Ft nominal.
Affected groups
None materially; routine capital replacement continues at a constrained real level.
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