Complaints: Hungarian national railways MÁV on edge of collapse
National railways MÁV and rail services in Hungary “are on the edge of collapse”, an opposition DK lawmaker said on Monday.
There are severe staff shortages, and ticket inspectors and engine drivers have reached the limit of their overtime, endangering the security and reliability of services, Gergely Arató told an online press briefing.
He also referred to speed reductions, as well as regular delays and cancellations on the most popular Budapest-Vienna line – read details HERE.
Arató blamed government austerity measures for strains in railway services as well as the public-education and health-care systems.
The DK politician also complained about inflation eroding the real value of the wages of public service employees, adding that the pay of engine drivers had gone up by only 5 percent, while salaries in the millions of forints of people who sat on boards of directors and supervisory boards had doubled.
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Typical socialists: The answer to everything is to throw more taxpayers’ money at it. And then more. And then even more. Those with an actual brain would say that if a product or service is not profitable and sustainable, and is hemorrhaging money, put it out of its misery.
Steiner Michael – your Fidesz “Love Affair” – you would SUPPORT the on-going movement to BROADEN what is known as PRIVATIZATION in Hungary.
Hungarian Posta – MAV muchly in the idiotic thought process of your man – Victor Orban.
Orban needs the money, and to sell-off Hungarian Posta and MAV – he will do it – if there are buyers, as he is BROKE – does not have FUNDS – to make any the needed INVESTMENTS into these (2) two Governmental – Public need SERVICES.