Hungary is now under a liberal government, and the outgoing patriotic government has taken stock of its achievements, Viktor Orbán, the former prime minister, said in a video posted on social media on Wednesday.

Orbán said his government’s achievements included that Hungary’s economic growth was second in the European Union, and its “work-based economic policy has created one million jobs since 2010.”

He noted tax exemptions to families raising children and the PIT exemptions for mothers of more than one children. He also listed the PIT exemption for young people under 25, student and workers’ loans, and the fixed-interest 3 percent mortgage as achievements of his government, as well as the utility price cut scheme and the 13th and 14th month pension.

Orbán said that the minimum wage had grown 4.5-fold and the average wage fourfold since 2010. The average wage of doctors is now around 2 million forints (EUR 5,600) and that of teachers nearly one million, he added.

Orbán proud on airport purchase, foreign and gold reserves

He said that the previous government had doubled state assets. “We bought back the [Liszt International] airport and energy companies from foreigners, and increased Hungary’s gold reserves from 3 tonnes to more than 100 tonnes. The foreign-exchange reserves are the highest in history,” he said.

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Photo: Facebook/Orbán Viktor

“Hungary is the safest European country today, and there are no migrants in its territory. This is the liberal government’s starting point,” he said.

“Our track record speaks for itself. From today, Hungary is led by a liberal government. Let us hope they do not squander what our patriotic forces have built over the past 16 years,” Orbán said in an English-language post on X.

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