Facebook has paid 3.8 billion forints (EUR 10.6m) advertising tax to the Hungarian budget which was an “important step towards a good direction in lawful and arranged cooperation with big technological companies”, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Friday.
Varga said on Facebook that with the payment the company has “fulfilled its obligations of equal tax treatment just like any other legally operating companies in Hungary”.
“Let’s not forget, many people claimed that this is impossible and tech companies will not abide by the Hungarian rules,” she added.
Related article
Justice Minister: Tech Firms 'Violate Democratic Norms'
Hungary’s Justice minister Judit Varga has called an extraordinary meeting of the Digital Freedom Committee tasked with monitoring online space over what she says are violations of democratic norms by tech giants. In an English-language post on Facebook on Monday, Judit Varga said tech firms were violating “all those fundamental democratic legal norms that form […]Continue reading
“From now on we can, however, rightly assume that tech giants are committed to the lawful operation,” she said.
Varga said the ministry of justice did not want to achieve more against tech companies than transparent, verifiable and lawful operation.
“Nothing more than what applies to any other companies and SME’s in our country,” she said.
“Meanwhile, naturally, we keep participating in the preparation of similar regulations in the EU,” she added.
Featured photo by Balázs Mohai/MTI