Government’s aim’s to attract as much foreign investment as possible

The government continues to focus on attracting as much foreign investment as possible, thus keeping the national economy on a growth path, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Friday.

Péter Szijjártó said investments required “stability politically, physically, and in terms of energy supplies” which Hungary could all ensure. Speaking at the inauguration of a new facility of Tamási-Hus Kft, owned by Austria’s Gierlinger Holding, the minister said the government’s top priority was to keep the economy on a growth path for the long term, thus preventing the country from being hit by recession in Europe.

Szijjártó said the government highly appreciated investment projects contributing to the high technology of Hungary’s food industry, adding that he was proud that “one plant out of the five belonging to Austria’s largest meet producer is here in Hungary”. He said the new plant and warehousing unit had cost a total of 14 billion forints (EUR 43.1m), and created 255 jobs.