Teachers Preparing for General Strike if Monday’s 2-Hour Strike Does Not Have Any Effect "The strike is on because the government cannot delay the response any longer to public education's neglected state," says the... 2022.01.28.
Opposition Vows to Fully Refund PIT to Minimum Wage Earners Hungary's minimum wage earners will receive full refunds of their personal income tax payments if the united opposition wins the... 2022.01.27.
Wage Growth Accelerates to 10.1% in November The rate of annual wage growth in Hungary picked up to 10.1 percent in November from 8.5 percent in the... 2022.01.25.
Election 2022 – Orbán: ‘Hungary Cannot Turn Back’ Referring to the election campaign, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Friday... 2022.01.21.
Teachers to Hold General Strike after Gov’t ‘Fails to Address Neglected Conditions’ Since the government "has failed to effectively address public education's neglected conditions," teachers will go on a general strike in... 2022.01.20.
Number of Teachers Entering Profession Has Fallen by Two Thirds in Just a Few Years The number of people starting their profession in education has drastically decreased, figures of the Ministry of Human Resources show.... 2022.01.18.
Gov’t Sends Political Newsletters to E-mail Addresses Registered for Vaccination "Do you know what the most important changes are in 2022?", is asked in an email sent by the "Government... 2022.01.12.
Majority of Hungary’s Workplaces to Increase Wages by More than 10% in 2022 Huge differences can be seen in this year’s wage agreements in Hungary, but the increases surpass 10 percent in most... 2022.01.11.
KSH: Retail Sales up 3.8% in November Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 3.8 percent in November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.... 2022.01.08.
Finding a Job in Hungary Takes 16 Months on Average, According to Official Data It takes an average of 16 months to find a job in Hungary, news site 444 found, citing December data... 2022.01.07.
Aldi Store Managers May Earn More Than HUF 1 million after Recent Hike Inflation, rising employment shortage, and the increase of the minimum wage are pushing wages further up in the commercial/retail sector... 2022.01.05.
Gross Wage Growth Slows to 8.5% in October Year-on-year wage growth in Hungary slowed to 8.5 percent in October from 9.1 percent in the previous month, data released... 2022.01.04.
Opposition Promises Better, More Transparent Pension System The opposition coalition led by Péter Márki-Zay announced a joint opposition program to protect the elderly and pensioners. László Szakács,... 2022.01.03.
Orbán Gov’t Promises Myriad of State Support, Massive Wage Hikes Ahead of 2022 Election As part of a spending spree ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections, the Orbán-led government has announced a series of... 2022.01.02.
Finance Minister: Economy in Ruder Health Than After Previous Crisis Hungary's economy grew by 6.4 percent this year as opposed to a contraction of 6.6 percent the year after the... 2021.12.28.
Opposition Pledges Fairer Personal Income Tax System, to Tackle Corruption Representatives of the united opposition, should they win the general election next spring, have pledged to make the personal income... 2021.12.28.
Budapest Transport Staff Eyeing “Record” Hike Budapest public transport company BKV will use a total of 10.5 billion forints (EUR 28.4m) to raise the wages of... 2021.12.28.
PM Orbán: Gov’t to Freeze Retail Mortgage Interest Rates Hungary's government is freezing retail mortgage interest rates for a six-month period from January, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on... 2021.12.22.
Central Bank: Food Price Rate of Increase May Double in 2022 In 2022, inflation will be much higher, while economic growth will be lower than previously expected, the National Bank of... 2021.12.20.
Trade Union Leader Causes Uproar for Claiming Jobless Benefit Extension Would Spoil People In the wake of the Budapest mayor's initiative of referendum on the extension of the eligibility period for jobless benefits,... 2021.12.17.
PM Orbán Announces Wage Hike for Public Workers On Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the wages of public workers will be raised to HUF 100,000 (EUR... 2021.12.16.