Hungarian government to tighten child protection rules
The government will also set stricter requirements for the appointment of the heads of child protection institutions.
The government will also set stricter requirements for the appointment of the heads of child protection institutions.
Gergely Gulyás said the Hungarian state will save 107 billion forints (EUR 276.2m) with the hosting fee discount negotiated with F1’s commercial rights holder for the contract extension until 2032.
At the latest Government Info press conference, Minister Gulyás addressed Hungary's foreign ties with Italy and Sweden, as well as domestic issues, including the significant teacher salary raise.
Gergely Gulyás said Ukraine aid should be separated from the EU budget and provided on a bilateral basis.
The announcement of a deal regarding the state-backed purchase of Budapest Airport was “extremely close” and would hopefully take place before the end of February.
Gergely Gulyás said last year both the deficit and the public debt narrowed and the aim is to achieve the same this year.
Gergely Gulyás said the EC and EP were exerting pressure on Hungary’s government in respect of two issues “on which Hungarian voters have clearly expressed their opinion”.
Gergely Gulyás said it is not only teachers who will receive a pay rise. Nurses’ wages will also rise by 20% from March 1, so the average wage of nurses will be 715,000 forints.
In the year's first Government Information press conference, Minister Gergely Gulyás and government spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi provided updates on the government's current initiatives and policy positions.
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said the raises will be in effect from January 1.
Gergely Gulyás said the government wanted teachers’ salaries to reach 80% of average pay, so another 20.8% increase was planned for 2025.
Gergely Gulyás said the EC should have confirmed this within 60 days and handed over the money owed to the country.
Gergely Gulyás noted that in Hungary’s general election last spring, 68,000 Vojvodina Hungarians casting their ballots “contributed with their votes to the victory of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance”.