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BREAKING: Hungary to raise minimum wage next year
Hungary’s minimum wage will increase by 11 percent from January, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Thursday, following months of negotiations between employers’ groups and trade unions. The guaranteed minimum wage (bérminimum), applied to skilled workers, will rise by 7 percent.
Minimum wage increase confirmed
Orbán confirmed the agreement in a Facebook post, calling the deal a “serious commitment” made possible by an accompanying 11-point tax reduction package designed to ease the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises. According to the prime minister, these tax adjustments will cut SMEs’ fiscal obligations by around HUF 90 billion.
According to Telex, the government expects the wage rise to directly benefit roughly 700,000 Hungarian families next year. Orbán added that the impact will be even greater once planned increases to family tax allowances take effect.
Lower rise than originally planned
The newly announced figures fall short of what government officials previously suggested. National Economy Minister Márton Nagy had repeatedly floated the possibility of a 13 percent rise earlier this year, arguing that a double-digit increase would still be feasible despite the challenging economic climate.
Tax cuts, minimum wage hike… I think I have heard these before. Yup, just like just before 2022 elections. Nothing “breaking” about this news, perfectly predictable show from Fidesz.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarys-orban-sets-stage-2022-vote-with-wage-hike-tax-handout-families-2021-06-10/
And look how great Hungary still is at the end 2025 – firmly at the bottom of the barrel when comparing EU nations economies. Any leader can make tax cuts and handouts for a short period, just like Fidesz is doing every 4 years around election time. I would like to see a permanent change in Hungarian leadership that would strive for a steady increase in our economy with co-operating with EU. With Fidesz you only have leaders who in their own words just “Believe in developing the economy… “ but not actually doing what would be the best for our economy.
Look at our historic, patriotically-raised minimum wage — a gleaming achievement that leaves the ‘Brussels elite’ in awe!
Sure, Hungarian inflation once soared as the EU’s highest and our purchasing power still limps behind, but focus on the percentage, comrades, not the actual value. While our neighbors’ workers fret over real wages, ours bask in the government’s mathematically generous optics.
It’s not a struggle; it’s a uniquely Hungarian economic miracle where the number rises triumphantly as the grocery bill quietly conquers your wallet.
Looks like Hungarians still believe in fairytales🤣