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PM Orbán: We believe that if everyone works, the country can thrive
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has welcomed the latest wage agreement between employers and employees as another step forward in Hungary’s work-based economic model.
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PM Orbán: Annual housing subsidy of HUF 1m for public service workers is on its way
Teachers, police officers, soldiers, nurses, doctors and other civil servants will be able to spend the subsidy on home loan repayments or on paying the down payment on a new...
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Navracsics: Regional government officials to receive 15% pay rise
The pay rise applies to public servants working in county government offices, district offices and government offices.
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KSH: Average gross wage in Hungary rose 11.9% year-on-year in November
Net wages climbed at the same pace to HUF 462,200. Real wages rose 7.9pc, calculated with a November CPI of 3.7pc.
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PM Orbán: Increase in minimum wage pushes up all other wages as well
PM Orbán noted that the current wage increase is so large that during the combined three years it amounts to a 40 percent increase.
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Czomba: Minimum wage agreement provides 'security' for employees and employers
The deal, reached between employers, unions and the government, would raise the statutory minimum wage by 9pc in 2025, 13pc in 2026 and 14pc in 2027.
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PM Orbán: Historic wage agreement charts Hungary’s path to prosperity
At the Carmelite Monastery, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán unveiled a landmark wage agreement poised to bring transformative change to Hungary’s economy and workers over the next three years.
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Defense Minister: Hungarian soldiers’ wages will increase further in 2024
Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said wages are increasing by an average of 11% from January 2024 but it may vary depending on the category of staff.
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PM Orbán details government support measures
The prime minister noted the revamped home purchase subsidy scheme, saying the government trusted that the CSOK Plusz program would help tens of thousands of families.
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Wages of healthcare professionals will be increased in a second phase next March
The interior minister told parliament’s welfare committee at his annual hearing on Tuesday that the average base salary of doctors has been increased to 2,197,000 forints (EUR 5,780) and of healthcare professionals to 595,000 forints.
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KSH: Gross wages in Hungary grew by an annual 15.2% in August
KSH said the average net wage including benefits rose by 15.1% to 383,500 forints.
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Interior Ministry proposes 18% pay rise for nurses
The interior ministry said healthcare staff in non-medical areas would be included in the program.
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KSH: Hungary's gross wages increased by an annual 16.8% in November
In November 2022, the gross average wage of full-time employees was 563,600 forints (EUR 1,447).