The Hungarian government rejects scraping the 13th month pension, "which Brussels is demanding even though they are denying it".
State Secretary Balázs Hidvéghi insisted that the "OECD expert commissioned by the European Commission" had proposed scrapping the 13th-month pension and other measures.
Hidvéghi said the government was working to ease the lives of pensioners. The 2025 draft budget had been designed to ensure that pensions follow inflation and that pensioners receive a 13th-month pension, he said. For the latter, the budget has earmarked more than 530 billion forints (EUR 1.3bn), he said.