PM Orban contended that the biggest blow in recent years has been high inflation, but they’ve managed to bring it down to below 10 percent.
We were able to protect people from rapid price increases,
– he added. He signaled that the biggest help for people is maintaining the pace of wage growth, which requires reaching agreements with employers and employees. He stressed that they aim to raise the average wage to one million forints within two or three years. He also mentioned that Hungary's aconomy minister has been tasked with ensuring that an agreement on this is reached by year's end.
He also emphasized the importance of striking a delicate balance, ensuring that wage increases extend beyond the private sector and are reflected in the salaries of the state-run public sector as well. He pointed out that significant wage increases have been achieved for teachers, doctors, and nurses, adding that the next focus will be a wage program for water management workers.
Families
PM Orban underlined that
"If there are children, there is a future, so parents must be treated fairly. Thus, we must double the current tax allowance for children next year,
he said, adding that the situation of families raising children will improve in 2025 and 2026, regardless of the parents' profession.
Migration
Touching on the current migration debates, PM Orban underlined that in Brussels, it’s unusual to say what you think and then actually do it. – "The mayor of Brussels should brace himself, because we will transport the migrants to the main square by bus, legally," he warned.
He said he does not believe that French President Macron’s claim about the EU falling apart is an exaggeration, because the European economy will collapse, but it will be torn apart by migration, even before that. European citizens will not tolerate losing their feeling of being at home. This is why Babis won in the Czech Republic, why the Freedom Party succeeded in Austria, and why Germany’s AfD performed so well.
If Brussels doesn’t come to its senses and adopt a border-protection policy, migration-related conflicts will tear the European Union apart even before the economy collapses,
– Mr. Orban said.
Security
Everyone will feel the effects of the war in the Middle East, which is making the global economy cautious and causing the Hungarian currency to weaken, he added. What happens there could also have security implications for us. Additionally, a large number of Jewish citizens live in Hungary and, as they are personally affected, they question whether they are safe in the West. – "We must do everything to protect them. We have security responsibilities, which is why the national security cabinet had to be convened," PM Orban explained.
Magyar Nemzet provided live text coverage of the Prime Minister Orban's radio interview.
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