Orbán cabinet targets ‘significant’ minimum wage rise for 2025

The government aims for a “significant” increase in the minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers next year, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at a regular press briefing on Thursday.

Gulyás talks about minimum wage rise in Hungary

Mr Gulyás said the government wanted to see an agreement on minimum wage increases that spanned several years, in the interest of predictability, while the minimum wage should be linked to the average gross wage. He added that National Economy Minister Márton Nagy was given a mandate to negotiate with unions and employers.

Mr Gulyás said the cabinet had discussed the targets for next year’s budget, but not the budget itself.

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