Government Spokesperson, State Secretary responsible for Government Communication
They can no longer deny it! They would take everything away from Hungarian families! We must stay alert — the stakes are serious!
Ukraine is demanding 800 billion dollars from the member states of the European Union to finance the next ten years. From that amount, we could fund pensions for forty years and family support programs for sixty years. And the question of how the European Commission intends to make us pay for all this is detailed in this report.
The report was compiled by the Ministry for European Union Affairs, and it contains every proposal and directive that the European Commission has intended for Hungary.
Just to mention the most important ones: they would abolish the 13th and 14th month pensions. They would eliminate family support programs and once again push for the introduction of progressive taxation.
On April 12, we will have to decide on this as well. Will Hungary continue to support Hungarian families, or will we embark on a path where the focus is on war and the financing of Ukraine? I believe the choice is simple. The Fidesz–KDNP government has already proven itself — we stand on the side of Hungarian families.
1️⃣ “Ukraine is demanding 800 billion dollars” → shock-number narrative
Technique: intimidation through large numbers
An unchecked, context-free figure (“800 billion dollars”) is thrown into the discourse to trigger an immediate emotional reaction.
👉 Propaganda function:
It doesn’t matter whether it’s true — only whether it sounds frightening.
👉 What is omitted:
- no time breakdown
- no source
- no legal framework
- no distinction between a demand, a negotiating position, and an approved obligation
2️⃣ “We could fund everything for 40–60 years from this” → false comparison
Technique: manipulated opportunity cost (fake trade-off)
👉 The trick:
A non-existent financial flow is compared to domestic spending, as if:
- the EU budget = the Hungarian state budget
- every euro sent to Ukraine comes directly out of Hungarian pensioners’ pockets
👉 Reality:
The EU’s common budget does not work this way. The calculation is deliberately misleading.
3️⃣ “The European Commission would make us pay for it” → collective scapegoating
Technique: external enemy construction
The European Commission is portrayed as a faceless, threatening power.
👉 Message:
- “they dictate”
- “we are only defending ourselves”
👉 Omitted fact:
The Commission does not issue diktats; it submits proposals negotiated with the member states.
4️⃣ “They would abolish the 13th and 14th month pensions, eliminate family benefits” → fear-based packaging
Technique: existential threat framing
👉 Propaganda function:
The listener begins to fear for their own livelihood, experiencing the election not as a political choice but as a survival dilemma.
👉 The problem:
- no specific legislation
- no adopted decision
- no EU resolution
👉 This is speculation presented as fact.
5️⃣ “Progressive taxation” → ideological scarecrow
Technique: activation of an internal enemy
“Progressive taxation” is framed as a left-wing punishment.
👉 Goal:
To trigger instant rejection and exclude any substantive policy debate.
6️⃣ “On April 12, we must decide on this as well” → false electoral stakes
Technique: binary trap
👉 The choice is falsely reduced to two options:
- Hungarian families
- war + Ukraine
👉 All other options are excluded, such as:
- conditional support
- EU-level bargaining
- domestic economic policy adjustments
7️⃣ “Fidesz–KDNP has already proven itself” → self-justifying closure
Technique: self-glorifying authority
Fidesz–KDNP presents itself as the sole protector.
👉 Instead of evidence: nostalgia — without metrics.
🔚 Overall picture — what is actually happening?
This text:
- does not calculate, it intimidates
- does not inform, it instills fear
- is not an electoral program, but a framework of coercion
- is not about an EU debate, but about a loyalty test
The real issue is not Ukraine,
not the EU,
not pensions.
👉 The real question is:
Do you believe that only one party can protect you from everything?
This is classic campaign propaganda — not public policy debate.