The prime minister said the institution of 13th-month pensions "has its opponents" such as "Brussels bureaucrats, Hungarian economists, and the opposition that would scrap it."
Gergely Gulyás said the 13th-month pension was being constantly attacked "by the opposition in the hands of Brussels".
"We need to sweep these networks out of Hungary. Their goal is clear: They want governments in this region that serve their interests, not those of their own people," PM...
The 13th-month pension "is a spiritual, psychological, political, and only lastly an economic issue," the prime minister said.
Balázs Hidvéghi said the government was working to ease the lives of pensioners.