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Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to celebrate anniversary of Pan-European Picnic together

The Prime Minister, July 31, 2019 12:04 PM

On 19 August in Sopron, German Chancellor and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will commemorate together the 30th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday morning.

Measures adopted by the government have contributed to rise in wages

Ministry of Finance, July 30, 2019 6:55 PM

Measures adopted by the government, including tax reductions and the agreement concluded by the government and the private sector on minimum wages and guaranteed wage minimums, have contributed to the rise in wages.

Net wages have increased by more than 84 per cent since 2010

Ministry of Finance, July 30, 2019 1:03 PM

In Hungary since 2010, net wages have increased spectacularly, by more than 84 per cent, family tax benefits included. As a result, parallel with employment, wages, too, are rising meaningfully in our country which improves the financial situation of Hungarian families.

Communiqué of the Prime Minister’s Office

Prime Minister’s Office, July 29, 2019 8:52 PM

Minister of State for Public Services Bence Tuzson at the Prime Minister’s Office has instructed the Metropolitan Government Office to conduct an investigation with immediate effect in connection with the incidents that occurred on flight number FR 5096 of Ryanair from Amman to Budapest on 27 July 2019.

Non-governmental organisations’ normative grants in relation to donations to increase

Prime Minister’s Office, July 29, 2019 8:51 PM

The normative grants which non-governmental organisations may apply for in relation to donations they collect will increase from five per cent at present to ten per cent. Applications may be submitted from Monday.

Employment rate at 70 percent

Ministry of Finance, July 29, 2019 6:46 PM

The rate of employment in Hungary has reached 70 percent, while the unemployment rate has not been as low since the 1989 regime change. The 3.3 percent rate of unemployment means Hungary has the 4th most favourable rate of unemployment in the European Union (in a tie with Malta).

500 billion forints in tax cuts to be realised over the next 18 months

Ministry of Finance, July 29, 2019 6:45 PM

“500 billion forints (EUR 1.53 billion) in tax cuts will be realised over the next one and a half years, which will make the lives of entrepreneurs and private individuals significantly easier”, State Secretary for Tax Affairs Norbert Izer from the Ministry of Finance said at a press conference in Budapest on Monday.

We are happy to host Jewish athletes of the world

The Prime Minister, July 29, 2019 3:02 PM

On Monday in the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received the delegation of the 15th European Maccabi Games, Motti Tichauer, Chairman of the European Maccabi Confederation and Jack Terpins, Vice President of the Maccabi World Union, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

“Yes” to democracy, “no” to liberalism

The Prime Minister, July 28, 2019 5:25 PM

In Tusnádfürdő / Băile Tușnad on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the framework of a capitalist market economy and democratic legal and political institutions must be maintained, but the mode of organising society must be changed. This, he said, means “‘yes’ to democracy, and ‘no’ to liberalism”.

Hungary is gaining strength thanks to the Hungarian seaport

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 27, 2019 3:15 PM

“Hungary is gaining strength thanks to the Hungarian seaport in Trieste, because it is in the fundamental interests of the economy and enterprises for there to be a Hungarian maritime exit”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in an interview for Hungarian news portal origo.hu.