Now the capital has to pay billions due to the 4th metro lawsuit

Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, approved over 2 billion HUF in compensation related to the 4-line metro project. This payment resolves a lawsuit initiated in 2017 concerning additional costs claimed by the construction consortium due to contract breaches. The consortium demanded 34 million euros, with the court awarding 5.5 million euros in damages. The funds will come from a risk reserve allocated for the metro project in the city's budget. The BKV attributed the lengthy proceedings to the workload of arbitrators and the complexity of the case, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.