Ervin Nagy: Szilveszter Ókovács raised his gross salary of 4.8 million without the ministry's approval

Nagy Ervin, the state secretary for culture, revealed that Szilveszter Ókovács, the director of the Hungarian State Opera, increased his salary without ministry approval. This led to Ókovács's dismissal. The audit uncovered excessive payments for tasks that should have been handled by other staff, and discrepancies in production costs. The ministry plans to announce an open call for a new director soon. Ivacs Balázs will temporarily take over the director's responsibilities until a new leader is appointed.