PM: Hungary is a ‘workfare society’
Hungary “is not a welfare society” but “it is a labor-based workfare society”, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at a conference in Bratislava entitled “Dynamic Visegrad: Energy, Growth, Competitiveness”, in a videotaped address given in English.
According to the prime minister, the Hungarian government’s “target ” is to reach “full employment”. He explained: “We don’t pay social welfare if we haven’t received something from the people for that.”
In connection with the Hungarian tax system, the prime minister said: “We have a flat tax [and] we have probably the lowest SME corporate tax level. We don’t have heritage tax or that kind of thing, so it is a strange combination.”
Regarding what Hungary means, the prime minister used an analogy.
“Ideologists regularly are in trouble to define what a hell is that (sic), you know, it is like pornography: nobody knows what is it, but when you see it you can realize that probably that’s one,” Orbán said, “so you know it is very difficult to define what a hell is that.”
For the video of the prime ministerʼs talk click here.
Report Points to Increased Risk on Commercial Real Estate Ma...
Chinese President to Visit Budapest in May
SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.
