Hungarian government secretly budgets 46 billion forints for World Aquatics HQ
According to Hungarian media, the government has allocated a massive sum to build the global swimming federation's headquarters on land owned by businessman Ruslan Rahimkulov.
The Hungarian government has passed a secret resolution allocating 46 billion forints for the construction of the headquarters of the global swimming federation, World Aquatics (formerly FINA), according to reports by HVG and 24.hu. The facility is planned to be built in the so-called 'Láng Quarter' (Láng Negyed), the former site of the Láng Machinery Factory, currently owned by businessman Ruslan Rahimkulov. Reports indicate that the state has not yet completed the purchase of the land required for the project, and the decision to allocate the funding was made without public disclosure. Further details regarding the project's status and the reasons for the secrecy have not yet been released.