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Rétvári: Teachers' pay is almost doubling
Over the space of four years, their pay will have risen by more than 93 percent during a single parliamentary cycle.
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Finance Minister: Hungary receives EU funding for teacher pay rise
Hungary has received a total of 184 billion forints (EUR 478m) worth of EU funding.
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Gulyás: Left-wing has not given up hope of preventing wage hikes
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...
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State Secretary: Wage increases will benefit all teachers in Hungary
Hungary is set to receive EU operative funding of 530 million euros this year, paving the way for a 32.2% wage hike for school and kindergarten teachers from Jan 1.
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Gulyás: School and kindergarten teachers will receive planned 32.2% wage hike
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said the raises will be in effect from January 1.
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Gulyás: Teachers' wages to rise by 32%
Gergely Gulyás said the government wanted teachers’ salaries to reach 80% of average pay, so another 20.8% increase was planned for 2025.
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Interior Minister: 10% pay raise for teachers from January
In the 2022-2023 year, 10 billion forints was spent on the development of school digital networks, with Wi-Fi and smart classrooms established in 180 schools.
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Government submits new education bill to parliament
The government has submitted a bill on teachers' new career paths, including remuneration and legal status, to parliament.
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Teachers to receive further wage hikes across Hungary
The interior ministry said it has been in talks on the new draft legislation with the National Teachers’ Chamber and the National Public Education Council for a month and a half.
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Government working to raise monthly salaries of teachers by 75%
The government would use an expected 800 billion forints in European Union funding for the purpose, while another 5,600 billion forints from domestic coffers could be used to maintain the scheme until 2030.
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State Secretary: Government is committed to raising teacher wages
The average monthly wage of a teacher will go up by 75% to 777,000 forints (EUR 1,940) in three years.
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Hungarian teachers to receive pay rise
Teachers’ wages will be nearly doubled by Jan. 1, 2025, but this requires that Hungary receive the EU funds it is entitled to, Gulyás said.
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Hungary plans to dramatically increase teachers' wages over the next few years
No, we are not against wage increases for teachers.