When the full 13th month benefit was reinstated in 2022, Viktor Orban stated that this step would erase the sad legacy of the Gyurcsany-Bajnai era. The government had already promised in 2010 to preserve the value of pensions. This goal was so successfully delivered that the real value of pensions increased by more than 20 percent compared to 2010, and the amount in forints more than doubled. This year's budget allocates a total of 7,200 billion forints for pensions and pension-like benefits (of which 6,545.7 billion forints are for pensions).
The government insists on preserving the benefit
In a recent interview with Kossuth Radio, the Hungarian prime minister highlighted that Brussels wants to take away the 13th month pension, and economists backing the opposition parties regularly attack the benefit. Their studies and recommendations are published before every heating season, but they must be rejected, Viktor Orban stressed. The 13th month pension must be protected, he emphasized. He stated that they have defended it so far and will continue to do so, for the sake of pensioners and the faith and hope in the future. In his assessment, the 13th month pension is a mental, psychological, and political issue, with economic considerations coming only afterward.
Meanwhile, Peter Magyar's team of program writers is talking about abolishing the 13th month pension and not even paying regular pensions, or at the very least, taxing this form of benefit. The circle around the Tisza Party is not far removed from the idea of wishing for the death of the elderly. Like other opposition leaders, they also believe that the mass death of pensioners would significantly reduce the number of voters for the governing party.
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