Áder also found fault with the retroactive effect of the law, which was the same concern he raised about another amended law, the one on postal services. The amended central bank act aims to put a 10-year ban on public access to data on foundations and businesses owned by the central bank.

The proponents of the amendment argued that assets held with the foundations and businesses are separate from public funds, but critics say this data should also be open to the public.

Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér and head of the national data protection authority Attila Péterfalvi were among those who criticised the proposed limitation on data access. Similarly, the amended law on postal services would also limit access to data on market-oriented finances at the Hungarian Postal Service.

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