The KEHI said the NGOs had refused to hand over all requested data, in violation of legal regulations.

The tax authority said it will start the process of suspending the tax numbers, if the so requests.

Once its tax number is revoked, an organisation is not entitled to collect tax refunds or financial aid.

The Ökotárs Foundation said yesterday that the money goes through a Brussels organisation directly to the recipients, not via the four NGOs under scrutiny.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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