The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has warned that without effective measures, the Budapest municipality could become insolvent in the fourth quarter of 2025, jeopardizing the provision of public services. According to the report on the city’s budgetary and financial situation, the municipality has been unable to resolve its difficulties on its own and requested government support. The solidarity contribution, which rose from HUF 10 billion in 2019 to HUF 69.5 billion in 2024, totaled HUF 230.2 billion over six years. The Curia earlier ruled that the amount of solidarity contribution included in the 2025 budget was unlawful, forcing the assembly to amend the document. However, ÁSZ said the revised plan still relied on revenue assumptions not backed by a binding court ruling, leaving the city’s budgetary position precarious.