Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The government rejected the ranking and insists Hungarian procurement rules comply with EU standards.
51% : Orban's childhood friend Lorinc Meszaros, a former plumber, has become Hungary's wealthiest man worth $4.8 billion according to Forbes magazine, with an empire of construction, energy, banking and media firms thriving on public contracts. - Frozen EU funds - "On paper there is competition (for public contracts), but in fact the winner is always known in advance," a construction contractor told AFP on condition of anonymity at a site near Budapest.
37% : But the EU has frozen 19 billion euros ($22 billion) in funds destined for Hungary over persistent concerns about corruption and respect for the rule of law.
35% : But voters in what Transparency International deems the EU's most corrupt country believe otherwise.
33% : The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has labelled Hungary as the EU's most corrupt country alongside Bulgaria in its Corruption Perceptions Index.
20% : The deals were partly financed by the EU -- until the EU anti-fraud office OLAF found serious irregularities.

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