Inflation in Hungary to be much higher than expected?

The government will increase pension payments during the year if the war in Ukraine drives Hungary’s inflation higher than expected, a state secretary of the finance ministry said in an interview published by daily Magyar Nemzet on Wednesday.

András Tállai said the government “must pay special attention to pensioners, and the ministry is monitoring inflationary trends. If needed, an unscheduled pension hike will be made in the summer,” Tallai said, adding that another hike could follow in November.

Tállai insisted that if the opposition won the April 3 election, “they will scrap 13th month pension and the cap on utility fees, which could increase pensioners’ household bills fourfold”.

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Source: MTI