Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy: The pace of growth regarding wages in real terms is to accelerate this year
A happier and more successful year to come: In 2024, we must focus on the internal economy
A happier and more successful year to come: In 2024, we must focus on the internal economy
The average gross wage in Hungary grew by an annual 16.1% to 528,000 forints (EUR 1,370) in January.
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) said growth was driven by bigger public sector paycheques and a minimum wage rise.
Bars and restaurants can start serving customers outdoors when the number of Hungarians inoculated against Covid-19 reaches 3.5 million, which is expected around the middle of next week.
According to Factsmaps.com, Hungary’s real wage growth projection for 2018 stands at a whopping 4.9 percent
According to official data, gross wage growth has been lifted by an agreement on minimum wage increases as well as a labor shortage
Real earnings have been rising steadily for 65 months thanks to public sector wage hikes, rising labor demand in the private sector and the six-year wage agreement
Some 750,000 more people hold jobs than eight years ago and the unemployment rate is at a historic low of 3.7 percent
Hungary’s GDP growth rate of above 4 percent suggests that wages are likely to grow in the coming period, leading to increased employment and a continued rise in living standards
Mihály Varga, minister for National Economy, said that wages had risen for 61 consecutive months over the past five years, and the trend was likely to continue in the coming months
“[W]e can now say that not only do we have jobs,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, “but it is financially worth our while to do our jobs.”
Piroska Szalai, the head of the Budapest Business Development Foundation, also a consultant for the economy ministry, told Magyar Idők that Hungary’s economy is improving
Hungary's wages have been boosted by a higher minimum wage as well as pay increases for social services and healthcare workers and some state employees