Unprecedented: Orbán government can raise teachers’ wages only if the EU pays it?
Hungary has received a total 184 billion forints (EUR 478m) worth of EU funding to be used for a pay hike for kindergarten and school teachers, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Orbán cabinet can raise wages in education if the EU pays it?
Mihály Varga said 340 billion forints from central coffers had been used for the same purpose at the beginning of this year. Since last December, Brussels has released a total of 734 billion forints worth of funds withheld from Hungary before, Varga said on Facebook.
The Hungarian government has been widely criticized for not raising teachers’ wages from the state budget. Critics highlighted a government that cannot pay enough for their teachers should resign. Criticism added that the Orbán cabinet would buy the Budapest Airport instead of settling the severe financial problems of public education.
The Orbán cabinet regularly repeated there was not enough money to increase teachers’ wages. Only by using EU funds can they do so, which were frozen by the European Commission due to rule of law concerns. Furthermore, the Orbán cabinet is conducting a European parliamentary election campaign stating that the current leaders of the EU want to escalate the war in Ukraine while Hungary is interested in peace.
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Featured image: teachers’ demonstration for higher wages. The banner says “There is no future without teachers”
No as a sovereign country as he used to say, right?
Public workers in any successful country are paid from the nations treasury. Hungarian teachers should be paid from collected taxes. Hungary has such high taxes, including the highest VAT in the EU, you’d think the government could balance the books. What kind of government can’t afford to pay teachers without help from abroad? A slowly developing country.
After 14 years of Fidesz rule, Hungary is falling behind neighboring nations, other former soviet bloc nations. Fidesz sells off Hungarian land and resources to China, Korea and Dubai in hopes of catching up to where the nation should be. Then spends money on old castles and new private manors instead of education and healthcare.
The Fidesz mafia can’t steal EU funds as easy as the taxes Hungarian citizens pay. This is the Fidesz way of having their cake and eating it too.
We will see in less than two weeks to what extent Hungarians are stupid enough to continue to vote for more of the same. Anyone who votes for Fidesz should not complain about the misery this country goes through because they cause their own misfortune.
@zoli – Hungary´s World Beating VAT rate funds Europe´s lowest corporate tax rate.
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/global/oecd-tax-revenue-by-country-2024/
Guess who pays what?
@Norbert – So what you’re saying is that the average Hungarian pays for the low corporate tax rates of Fidesz businesses, Chinese businesses, Korean businesses, German…? And of course the lovely mini-Dubai companies that will be flooding Hungary. I’m all for foreign investment, but not on the backs of the average person trying to just get by.
It seems like Fidesz picked up all the best that capitalism has to offer, and then all the best that socialism has to offer, looked at those things, and determined – we don’t need this stuff. And then just kept the negative aspects of those ideologies.
But if the EU is a Soros and Biden operation to destroy Hungary, why are we begging them for money to pay the teachers who teach the children that the taxpayer already gave a big check to just for having them? I would guess the propaganda about the EU being the monster is just another lie.
Is this just ANOTHER exhibition – of the mis-management, the In-competence, lack of practice and UNDERSTANDING – of PRIORITIZATION.
Educators / Education – those in places of training – Universities and “other” – to make take the “vocation” to be EDUCATORS in Hungary, this Orban – Fidesz Government announcement is Insulting, exhibits No Respect and Humiliating to Educators & Education – Hungary.
Finance Minister – Mihaly Varga – just continues to DISPLAY – what a Dud Head – he factually is, that factually we see through him, the MESS, the cataclysmic MESS – he and the Prime Minister – Victor Orban – have DELIVERED Hungary.
Facts – that can be COMMUNICATED with supporting evidence, numbers of FACTS, that confirm, the insults, abuse, disrespect – this Orban – Fidesz Government continue to HAVE and preach – could be said a STIGMA – they direct and practice as a Political Party policy and agenda – on Educators and Education in Hungary – is ATROCIOUS.
in the 14 years – of the Orban – Fidesz Government they have DISMALLY failed – that is gargantuan in size and effect(s) – the FACT, that they have made massive – HUGH under INVESTMENT(s) into Hungary into Education, that places us, from wages / renumeration right through the system, in a growing WORSENING place and position.
Educator(s) – Education we HAVE been FAILED by this Orban – Fidesz Government.
NEVER, never never – it’s in there PLAN – there WANT – this Orban – Fidesz Government – to take POWER and Control – of Education in Hungary.
SOLIDARITY – for we are the VICTIMS just like FACTUALLY millions of Hungarians are this day, that GROW in number, to the “Curse” of the Orban – Fidesz Government, that have DECIMATED this – our country, and it CONTINUES.
@zoli – you have hit the nail on the head. This, unfortunately, is what the average Hungarian fails to understand. However – the stats and comps don´t lie!
Hungary’s deaths to new born AGAIN – deaths win, in the latest statistical information released.
Hungary – in the 14 years of the Orban – Fidesz Government – have FEED this FACT, that yearly there are more deaths of Hungarians than new “little one’s” being born.
HORRENDOUS – for if there is a FUTURE for Hungary.
We factually know, that in EDUCATORS – the RISING “mean” age, through, movement out and away from the Education system in Hungary, of younger EDUCATORS – qualified Educators, through the Orban – Fidesz Governments FAILINGS to INVEST, show respect, act Creditable, enter in-to Dialogue with Candour and HONESTY – in the total picture of EDUCATION in Hungary.
Educators are an AGEING needed piece of the COMPOSITION – the make up – the Core of a Country.
Governments as DISPLAYED – played and carried out as does the Orban – Fidesz Government, that FAIL to constantly INVEST into Education, are FAILURES in there Responsibilities to citizens – the NEED(s) of a country – for it’s FUTURE.
Educators and EDUCATION has been FAILED – Shameful – Deplorable.