Fate of 10 ministerial support institutions still in the air

Budapest (MTI) – A decision on the future of ten out of 73 state institutions that give background support to Hungarian ministries has yet to be made, the government office chief said on Thursday.

The ministries are prepared to integrate the rest with a view to cutting red tape, János Lázár said.

The government is considering bolting on an administrative structure to ministries, government offices and county offices. Ministries will have to decide in the coming days or weeks which institutions do not fit into this system, Lázár told a weekly press briefing.

Lázár said that after the integration, the number of managers employees will certainly decline. Those transferring to the ministries will have lower pay. Even state secretaries earn less than the current top managers of support institutions, he said. The salary grading of state company leaders is still under way and the grades will be matched to Visegrad Four averages.

Meanwhile, Lázár said dairy producers can rely on special state subsidies this year and the cabinet has already authorised the farm minister to submit a proposal on how the sector should be helped.