The Kapitány-style energy austerity plan that has come to light clearly outlines what the TISZA Party is preparing for.
The program itself states that Péter Magyar and his allies must “immediately begin,” among other things, banning cheap Russian energy and abolishing the protected price system.
In the following lines, the package even details that as early as this year, they would impose a 600 billion forint special tax on all Hungarians, and would also tax savings for another 360 billion forints.
Moreover, they themselves are fully aware of the consequences.
They explicitly state, in black and white, that the bills of families, pensioners, and young people could immediately rise to as much as three times their current levels—meaning that each of us would be forced to pay up to 800,000 forints more per year.
This is something we do not even want to hear about. We understand that István Kapitány and his allies want to make huge profits by penalizing Hungarians, but we will not allow ourselves to be stripped of our money.
As long as the national government remains in place, we will stand by low taxes and affordable utility costs—this is why Fidesz is the safe choice.
Good morning! Another leaked plan from TISZA has surfaced: the so-called “energy independence tax.” What exactly is this?
There is nothing new under the sun, as István Kapitány has already spoken about the need to move away from cheap Russian energy. This would mean that an average Hungarian family would have to pay roughly 2 million forints more per year, since there would be no price caps, no protected pricing, and no utility cost reductions.
Moreover, István Kapitány would place an additional burden on Hungarian families through a special tax—the so-called “energy independence tax”—which would also affect household savings.
So in my view, we should not allow this to happen and instead remain on the path of security.
🧠 Quick situational overview
👉 Main narrative:
“TISZA = brutal price hikes + taxes + triple utility bills”
“Fidesz = protection + cheap energy + security”
“The election = saving your wallet vs. being looted”
👉 Hidden formula:
fear + specific numbers + a “leaked document” + enemy construction
→ “if not us, you’ll lose millions every year”
👉 🔥 Bottom line:
there is no proven source
the numbers are extreme
emotional shock → political mobilization
🔍 Manipulation techniques (detailed)
1️⃣ “Leaked plan” = false authentication
👉 Excerpt:
“came to light… leaked plan”
Technique:
there is no verifiable source
yet it is presented as an “internal document”
Goal:
➡️ to create the appearance of credibility without evidence
Reality:
➡️ if the document cannot be identified, it is a propaganda trigger
2️⃣ Shock effect through specific numbers
👉 Excerpt:
“600 billion tax”
“360 billion tax on savings”
“800,000 HUF / year”
“2 million HUF loss”
Technique:
large numbers make the claim sound more believable
stacking several numbers creates a sense of collapse
Goal:
➡️ to trigger financial panic
Effect:
➡️ you stop thinking and start reacting
3️⃣ Simple false cause-and-effect
👉 Claim:
“Russian energy ends → everything gets more expensive → you pay”
Technique:
a complex economic issue is reduced to a one-sentence chain
Goal:
➡️ to oversimplify reality
Reality:
➡️ energy prices are not the result of a single decision
4️⃣ Enemy construction (demonization)
👉 Excerpt:
“they will empty our pockets,” “punishment”
Technique:
the political opponent is framed as someone who intentionally wants to harm people
Goal:
➡️ to create emotional hatred and close ranks within the camp
5️⃣ “They themselves wrote it down” = false evidence
👉 Excerpt:
“they write it down in black and white”
Technique:
it refers to supposed evidence
but provides no quote and no source
Goal:
➡️ to shut down debate by presenting the claim as settled fact
6️⃣ Repetition = feeling of truth
👉 The same points repeated again and again:
tax
utility bills
price hikes
Russian energy
Technique:
➡️ repetition effect
Effect:
➡️ the more often people hear something, the more true it feels
7️⃣ False dilemma
👉 Message:
either Fidesz = security
or TISZA = collapse
Technique:
➡️ no middle ground is allowed
Goal:
➡️ to force a voting decision through fear
8️⃣ “Families, pensioners, young people” = emotional trigger
Technique:
all social groups are addressed at once
Goal:
➡️ to make everyone feel personally threatened
9️⃣ Leader = savior (protector framing)
👉 Excerpt:
“as long as the national government is here…”
Technique:
the state is framed as a shield
the leader is framed as the protector
Goal:
➡️ to strengthen loyalty
🔟 “Nothing new here” = normalization
👉 Excerpt:
“there is nothing new under the sun”
Technique:
➡️ a falsehood is treated as if it were already a known fact
⚠️ Critical point
👉 If:
TISZA denied it
the “600-page program” was also fake
there is no official document
then this is a classic case of:
👉 a manufactured narrative + repetition-based propaganda
🧨 Short, punchy summary
👉 This is not a program. It is:
a claim labeled as “leaked” without evidence
stacked, shocking numbers
a simplified chain of falsehoods
emotional fearmongering
👉 Goal:
not to inform, but to create fear and win votes