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DNH 2021 DNH 2021 · 28/03/2022
· Politics

Opposition: change of government needed to handle fallout of Ukraine war

2022 Hungarian parliamentary election development European Union Hungary money pension Ukraine war in Ukraine

The united opposition insists that voters can only avoid the fallout of the war in Ukraine if they head to the polls and change the government, the co-leader of the Socialist Party told an online press briefing on Sunday, a week before Hungary’s general election.

Ágnes Kunhalmi said economic difficulties should not be dealt with through austerity measures, as, she insisted, Fidesz was preparing to do, but by bolstering welfare benefits and “strengthening people’s wallets”.

She said the European Union would only transfer more funds to Hungary if saw guarantees that the money “is not stolen”.

Contrary to the government’s claims, she said, the opposition parties were also interested in a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine. “Protecting Hungarian society both physically and in terms of material security” was paramount, she added.

Meanwhile, Kunhalmi rejected the charge that the opposition intended to abolish the 13th-month pension. Indeed, it would introduce the Swiss indexation of pensions, thereby increasing the real value of pensions, she added.

  • Read also: Orbán: Zelenskiy wants to drag as many states into the war as he can, including Hungary

Also, the Socialist politician pledged not phase out the policy of capping household utility bills. Moreover, the opposition, she said, would

reintroduce an earlier scheme for renovating high-density blocks of flats as well as subsidising energy-efficiency upgrades for resale housing.

Kunhalmi pledged a minimum 50 percent pay rise for teachers, adding that the salaries of nurses, police and social workers would also be increased. Further, the minimum wage would be made tax-free and VAT on food staples would be reduced and the family benefit doubled.

Viktor Orbán in Zala county
Read alsoOrbán: “If we want peace, we can’t vote for the left”

Source: MTI

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  1. mariavontheresa says:
    29/03/2022 at 01:55

    The opposition should stop and have a wonderful piece of cake in one of the many cafes. While ingesting the wonderful tasting cake, they may realize that the nonsense they are spouting is not warranted.

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