Gergely Gulyás presented the government's latest decisions on Thursday's Government Information. He announced that there will be a 3.9 percent pension increase from the beginning of July.
Gulyás said that, according to the government, compensation is needed as soon as possible in the field of pensions, according to the current forecast, inflation could be up to 8.9 percent in 2022, so it is justified to increase pensions as soon as possible. There will be a 3.9 percent pension increase from the beginning of June, which will also apply retroactively, the increase for the previous six months will be paid in one sum.
The minister will report on the decisions made at the government meeting on Wednesday, and the price cap extension announced by Viktor Orbán will certainly be discussed.
In response to Gulyás' question, he said that it should be made clear that there are organizations whose main goal is to discredit the country. We have been governing like this for years, he added. Both the US President and the NATO Secretary General have made it clear that they do not want a conflict with Russia, a direct military conflict must be avoided.
In response to Gulyás' question, he said that the government's opinion has always been clear, and condemned Russian aggression.
We would be the happiest if we did not have to buy Russian natural gas, and there will be no alternative in the foreseeable future, said Gulyás in response to a question. No country has done as much in the field of energy independence as our country, so for example an interconnector was built with 6 of the neighboring countries, but there is also only Russian gas, he added.
In response to a question from Gulyás, he said that everything is possible for the time being in the case of price caps. It depends on what will happen in the future, which is why it is difficult to forecast.
In response to Gulyás's question, he said that the municipalities are also affected, that the increased utility costs represent a greater burden.
There are no party political aspects in the Hungarian Village Program - said Gulyás in response to another question. 646,458 people have arrived in Hungary before the war, Alexandra Szentkirályi said.
Hungary meets its payment obligations, so Gulyás is not afraid that Gazprom will terminate the contract with the country. The minister is confident that prices will return to a level that is affordable for people. As long as official pricing does not cause supply problems, they can be maintained, he added.
Gulyás does not expect a significant wave of resignations in the health sector. Gulyás also spoke about the fact that in no other country has there been such a wage increase among doctors as in Hungary, so he does not expect a significant wave of resignations. In the case of nurses, there was a 72 percent wage increase, so he does not expect a significant wave of resignations among them either, he added.
In response to a question, Gulyás said that after the adoption of the Child Protection Act, Brussels withdrew from signing the recovery fund. These funds belong to us: In response to a question, Gulyás said that EU funds are Hungarian funds, so they belong to us and are ours.
Our article is being updated.
Source: Origo
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