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Government freezes mortgage interest rates until June 30, 2023
The measure will now protect 350,000 families from having to pay a “sanctions interest surcharge”.
The measure will now protect 350,000 families from having to pay a “sanctions interest surcharge”.
The finance minister said over the weekend that the government is working to shield families from global price increases.
A government decision to freeze retail mortgage rates until the end of next June could save Hungarian households HUF 30 billion (EUR 81.3m).
Hungary's government is freezing retail mortgage interest rates for a six-month period from January.
The National Bank of Hungary’s deputy governor said the bank wanted to ensure a fast expansion of mortgages in the next few years