MOL’s chief Zsolt Hernadi, an ally of Viktor Orban, strongly criticised the government’s windfall taxes, which were supposed to be phased out in 2023 but will be maintained for energy companies, retailers and banks in 2025. In an opinion piece published in the pro-government weekly Mandiner, he likened these levies to the prolonged presence of Soviet troops in Hungary and called for a return to conventional economic policies. The government has not reacted to Hernadi’s comments and more tellingly other members of the pro-Orban media holding (Central European Press and Media Foundation – KESMA)…