The government reallocated HUF 34 billion in the budget.

The original budget law adopted in the summer of 2023 established a monthly amount of HUF 53,437 for home care and aftercare care for children with average needs. This was increased to 128,250 forints when the budget was rewritten by decree at the end of 2023, and now to 256,500 forints retroactively from January 1 - reports Hvg based on government decree 128 and the related government decision published in the Magyar Közlöny on Monday evening. As it is written: in the case of a child under three years of age, or in the case of a chronically ill or disabled child, HUF 299,250 is paid instead of HUF 149,625, and for a child suffering from serious disorders or a drug addict, it is HUF 320,628 instead of HUF 160,314.

The portal points out that the government has also decided to increase operating support by HUF 41 billion within the framework of the target allocations for curative and preventive care.

Who gets how much?

The economic portal also draws attention to the fact that

the government rewrote the budget, so significant reallocations took place.

The largest part of this money - HUF 21.2 billion - will be taken from the real estate investments of the Hungarian National Asset Management, HUF 12 billion from the central residual settlement fund, in addition, the budget for public education was reduced by HUF 886 million, and the professional budget of cultural institutes by HUF 29 million.

The Klebelsberg Center, which oversees schools, will receive 4.4 billion, the water management directorates 2.2 billion, the foreign affairs development and research programs 3.1 billion, the regional development ministry 6.7 billion,

and the Prime Minister's Office led by Antal Rogán can spend HUF 3.8 billion on government info-communication services.

HUF 3.1 billion went to the foreign affairs development programs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, HUF 3 billion to TEK and HUF 1 billion to the Information Office.

The portal also details that money was given to several ministries: the energy ministry received HUF 500, the foreign affairs ministry received HUF 583, the EU affairs ministry received HUF 545 million, and the Culture and Innovation Ministry received an additional HUF 29 million.

State universities and colleges received HUF 741,000 and non-state higher education institutions received HUF 260,000 in extra money.

41 billion forints were given for hospital debt settlement

- hvg wrote in an earlier article about the budget.

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