Orbán government showers Hungarian pensioners with cash ahead of the 2026 elections
The government will raise pensions by 3.6pc and pensioners will get the 13th-month pension supplement and one-fourth of the 14th-month supplement in February, the National Economy Ministry confirmed on Monday.
The regulations on the government decisions have been published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny, the ministry said.
The government has guaranteed the protection of the purchasing power of pension since 2010, the ministry said. As a result, pensions have increased by more than two and a half times and their purchasing power by about 25pc, it added.
Amid Hungary’s crippling economic crisis—with growth flatlining at nearly 0%—the government is splashing out at least HUF 170 billion (€437 million) on this controversial measure. The media report its real motive: a cynical bid to boost public morale ahead of the general elections.
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