The Central Statistical Office (KSH) calculates inflation in a transparent way, in line with European directives for statistics, the KSH said on Friday.
KSH department head Tímea Cseh and consumer prices expert Imre Gajzágó told a joint press conference that in recent times the office had been on the end of “several unfounded attacks” in connection with the methodology of the consumer price index. They added that these involved “false claims” and were undeserved.
The current methodology for the calculation of the consumer price index has been in force since August 2022, the time of the amendment of the government decree on gas and electricity retail prices, KSH said. The office introduced the new methodology in order to ensure that statistics “provide a precise and realistic image even in a changing legal environment”.
The KSH said that the European Union statistics office Eurostat maintained continual coordination with the statistical offices of member states, and the methodology used by KSH was in line with the directives used in Europe, as also described in the Eurostat HICP Methodological Manual.
The quality of KSH statistics is ensured by the use of prosessionally well-founded international standards that are “not adjusted to any political or economic expectations”, the statement said. This, it added, was also confirmed by a recent Peer Review Report by independent Eurostat experts highlighting that the statistics issued by KSH were objective, reliable and met high standards.
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KSH Department Head – Timea Cseh is therefor disclosing, making a public statement, that if an AUDIT was to be undertaken, on the stated released figure of Inflation in Hungary, what is published – to “all and sundry” is correct.
This article, from KSH – the Department Head – Timea Cseh – unequivocally claims, on the subject of Inflation figure(s) percentages released from his Department – there is NOT a process – to manufacture, adjust, nor tampered with by his Department, nor is there ANY form of communication undertaken arising originating from his Department prior to there RELEASE – with the Hungarian Government of the Day under Prime Minister – Victor Orban.
The KSH Department, in fact what Timea Cseh – use the word AGAIN unequivocally is saying – that his Department operates and COMPLIES to ALL standards in relation to being Hungary, a member of the European Union.
A life-time in Law, as a Prosecutor, the question(s) that I would DIRECT at Timea Cseh if he was “in the box” before me would be:
You have stated Timea Cseh, the compliance of the conduct of your Department meets all Laws under the European Union in relation to the disclosure publication of Hungary’s Inflation performance.
Please explain Timea Cseh – I use the word AUDIT – is there from inside the Department that you Head KSH – is there an AUDIT process conducted from the numerous vastness of areas – on the information – figures/statistic’s exampled – that arrives or is lodged submitted to your Department ?
or – is the received INFORMATION needed required in the Department KSH – Timea Cseh, you Head, is this information that your Department requires for you to PREPARE the release of the Rate of Inflation, this information – just in-put as submitted received ???
Before you answer giving if you PLEASE explanations of my question(s) of the processes internally undertaken by the Department you Head – KSH, respectfully I remind you, Timea Cseh, that Perjury, if conducted undertaken and legally proven, in the answering of my questions, before in front of this court is a Crime, under Criminality.
I write this commentary “play acting” a court room “scene” in this format because it does not SATISFY me nor rest comfortable with me, the INFLATION released figures being produced coming out of the KSH Department under it’s Head – Timea Cseh.
I believe the Inflation rate of Hungary, the last published figure, is GROSSLY under stated some 8% – 12% in factual under statement.
Inflation remains in a non controlled position in Hungary, that the Orban led Government continue to “feed” into it’s Problem, that highlights there in-ability to have a positive IMPACT into its Reduction.
The “tampering” that falls under mis-representation of FACT – if there is NO audit internal procedure from within the KSH Department headed by Timea Cseh – gargantuan risk vulnerability presents it-self – that PUBLISHED figures of INFLATION in Hungary, signed off from the desk of Timea Cseh, the Department Head of KSH – are dangerously lacking in ACCURANCY.