Hungary MPs back plan to cut their own salaries by 40 per cent

South China Morning Post

Hungary MPs back plan to cut their own salaries by 40 per cent

Hungarian lawmakers unanimously voted to slash their incomes and allowances on Monday, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to reduce administrative costs. Critics had previously accused Magyar’s predecessor, nationalist premier Viktor Orban, of providing high salaries in an attempt to placate opposition deputies. Magyar, whose party filled with political newcomers won the April 12 elections by a landslide, was among those highly critical of the practice. All 189 representatives present in the...

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