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Orbán orders a complete pay freeze in ministries: what is the reason?
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In an unpublished government decree, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered all ministries to stop all payments, with a few exceptions. Apart from wages, only local governments and social and health institutions can receive transfers, and payments required by international treaties or other laws can be made.
The government will pay wages and normal state benefits and subsidies, but has imposed a payment freeze on everything else in the budget until the end of October. This could hurt those who supply or provide services to the state, but it could also be a difficult autumn for organisations that rely on subsidies, Blikk writes.
Telex understands that the economic directors of the ministries were summoned earlier to be informed orally of the planned measure. They have since received the decision that only the following payments will be exempt from the full payment freeze:
- financing the child welfare, health and public education costs of municipalities and other bodies;
- salaries and other personal allowances;
- expenditure linked to international treaties or other legislation;
- payments due for EU programmes 2014-2020.
Read a very interesting article on “informational autocracy” (or “spin dictatorship”). Orban’s regime fits neatly into this concept.
@anonymous – interesting theory, this “informational autocracy” – and our Politicians do appear to be ticking a lot of boxes:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272720300220
PS – also interesting how exemptions apply to items that could potentially incur the European Union’s wrath. For all the other items, you could just cite “national sovereignty” and shrug your shoulders. There’s money for a National Consultation, though! #priorities
The Hungarian Government is – IMPLODING.
If there are no imminent liquidity issues – why suspend payments until October 31? Anyone?