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🗣 István Kapitány admitted that TISZA would abolish protected prices and utility cost reductions!

A TISZA government coming to power would mean the end of utility price caps and protected fuel prices. This would bring brutal price increases—fuel prices reaching 1,000 forints per liter and household utility bills tripling, punishing Hungarian families.

👉 TISZA’s billionaire energy lobbyist, István Kapitány, openly stated that, representing multinational companies’ interests, he would abolish price caps and special taxes, which the national government uses to finance pensions and family support. This policy would undermine the livelihoods of Hungarian people and serve Brussels’ interests instead of Hungary’s.

We must not allow Péter Magyar’s pro-Brussels and pro-Ukraine policies to ruin Hungarian families!

🟠 As long as the national government remains in power, we guarantee Hungary’s peace, security, and low energy prices—that is why Fidesz is the safe choice.

That’s why it’s not easy to be a TISZA supporter. Imagine having to call Fidesz liars all day, claiming that TISZA would not abolish protected prices, price caps, or utility cuts.

But then this is exactly what was said by the “Shell captain” himself. He said the state needs to be simplified, with much less intervention, fewer special taxes, and far fewer price caps.

What do you think about that?

He’s essentially saying what we already know about TISZA’s plans: even in their previously denied program, it became clear—they want to phase out extra taxes on multinationals, eliminate price caps, and bring in 1,000-forint fuel.

People will also think about their wallets when they vote, so hopefully on April 12 they will make a smart decision—and vote for Fidesz.

🧠 Quick situation overview

👉 Main narrative:

  • “Tisza = will abolish price caps → brutal price increases”
  • “We (Fidesz) = protect low prices”
  • “Election = your wallet vs. risk”

👉 Hidden formula:

fear + financial shock + simplified cause-effect
→ “if you don’t vote for us, you’ll become poorer”

🔍 Influence techniques (in points)

1️⃣ Fearmongering with concrete numbers

👉 Example:
“1000 HUF fuel”, “triple utility bills”

👉 Technique:
➡️ throwing in extreme numbers
➡️ no context (market prices, global factors, taxes)

👉 Goal:
👉 trigger immediate emotional reaction (panic)

👉 Effect:
👉 people stop calculating → they just fear

2️⃣ False cause-effect (oversimplification)

👉 Message:
“price cap removed → everything becomes brutally expensive”

👉 Reality:
➡️ prices are not determined only by the state
➡️ global market, taxes, exchange rate, demand all matter

👉 Technique:
➡️ reducing everything to a single factor

👉 Goal:
👉 simple but distorted explanation

3️⃣ Enemy construction

👉 Example:
“multinational companies”, “Brussels”, “pro-Ukraine”

👉 Technique:
➡️ external enemy + internal “traitor”

👉 Goal:
👉 emotional alignment:
👉 “us vs. them”

4️⃣ Stating intentions without evidence

👉 Example:
“they want to introduce 1000 HUF fuel”

👉 Technique:
➡️ assumption presented as fact

👉 Goal:
👉 don’t question → just accept

5️⃣ Amplifying a cherry-picked quote

👉 What was said:
“less price caps, less intervention”

👉 Reframed as:
👉 “they will abolish them → brutal price increases”

👉 Technique:
➡️ partial quote → extreme conclusion

6️⃣ False dilemma

👉 Message:

  • either Fidesz → low prices
  • or Tisza → price explosion

👉 Reality:
➡️ multiple economic policy options exist

👉 Goal:
👉 simplify the decision

⚖️ Economic part (this is the key)

Now comes what you said — and this is not propaganda, but economics.

✔️ Effect of price caps

👉 In short:

  • short term: lower prices → popular
  • long term: market distortion

👉 Typical consequences:

  • shortages (e.g. fuel)
  • loss-making providers
  • hidden costs elsewhere
  • state budget burden

✔️ What happens if they are removed?

👉 Short term:
➡️ prices may increase

👉 Long term:
➡️ market stabilizes
➡️ supply recovers
➡️ shortages disappear

✔️ The “1000 HUF fuel” claim

👉 This is not an automatic outcome

Prices depend on:

  • global oil prices
  • exchange rate (HUF)
  • taxes (this is the biggest factor!)
  • government policy

👉 So:
➡️ it’s a combination of politics + market forces

🧠 Summary

👉 What you’re saying:

✔️ yes, price caps are economically distortive
✔️ they are unsustainable in the long run

👉 What the message does:

❌ oversimplifies the issue
❌ adds a “catastrophe narrative”
❌ builds a political fear campaign on top of it

🔥 Bottom line

  • Price caps are not “good or bad”
    👉 they are a short-term political tool
  • Their removal:
    👉 does NOT automatically mean collapse
  • The communication:
    👉 is deliberately exaggerated and dramatized