Cutting the VAT on firewood from 27% to 5% — that’s the bait.
Of course, this is the new deception, pushed everywhere by the Tisza supporters. The usual left-wing talk: we’ve been hearing for 16 years that cutting VAT will solve everything. Traders swallow it immediately anyway. That ship has sailed.
There is already a well-functioning social firewood program in place. Through local governments, the state provides assistance with no upper limit: anyone who is in need and has difficulty obtaining firewood should apply at their municipality and will definitely receive help.
🎯 Core Function (the real objective)
The issue is not the price of firewood, and not the interests of those in need. The real goals are:
- discrediting the Tisza party / the opposition,
- diverting attention from the real question (why firewood is expensive),
- positioning the government as the savior.
👉 The conclusion is pre-decided and not open to debate:
“VAT reduction is a lie; the government has already solved the problem.”
1️⃣ “This is just bait” – frame closure
🔹 Technique: pre-emptive delegitimization
🔹 What it does:
Before anyone can argue for VAT reduction, intent is assigned to it:
- not a policy proposal → “deception”,
- not an alternative → “left-wing nonsense”.
💥 Effect:
The audience doesn’t think — it rejects reflexively.
2️⃣ “Merchants will absorb it” – evidence-free generalization
🔹 Technique: absolute claim (categorical statement)
🔹 What it does:
A complex market issue is reduced to a slogan:
- no data,
- no examples,
- no price monitoring,
- no competition authority.
Just one sentence that closes the debate.
3️⃣ “We’ve been hearing this for 16 years” – fatigue by repetition
🔹 Technique: repetition fatigue
🔹 What it does:
It suggests:
- “we already know everything”,
- “there is nothing new here”,
- “anyone raising this now is either stupid or malicious”.
💥 Effect:
The new political actor is framed not as new, but as the “old left”.
4️⃣ Social firewood program – topic shifting
🔹 Technique: false alternative
🔹 What it does:
It conflates two different things:
- price policy (affects everyone),
- social aid (only for those deemed needy).
👉 As if it were saying:
“If it’s expensive, then be poor and ask for help.”
This is not a solution — it is conditional charity.
5️⃣ “Unlimited support” – unverifiable promise
🔹 Technique: unverifiable claim
🔹 What it does:
- no budget line,
- no guaranteed entitlement,
- no legal remedy,
- full dependence on municipalities.
💥 Effect:
The system sounds good, but cannot be held accountable.
🧠 Psychological Overview
This text does not inform. It:
- tells you what to think,
- shuts down the question before it can even arise,
- demands loyalty, not evaluation.
👉 Final message:
“Don’t calculate, don’t ask, don’t debate — trust us.”
⚠️ Short Conclusion
This is not public policy — it is reflex propaganda:
- fear of price changes,
- contempt for alternatives,
- a paternalistic model of the state.