The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) imposed fines totalling HUF 1,278.4 million (approx. EUR 3.4 million) on six companies for operating a cartel in public procurement tenders for garbage trucks and sewer cleaning vehicles between 2014 and 2015 under the Environment and Energy Operational Programme (KEOP). Volvo Hungária Kereskedelmi Kft. received the largest fine of HUF 972.9 million plus a record HUF 270 million procedural fine for obstructing access to data during on-site investigations. A seventh company, MUT Kft., avoided further fines by paying HUF 116 million in compensation to contractors, exceeding its potential fine amount.