The change was submitted by governing Fidesz-KDNP, whose MPs enjoy a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Another change, submitted by state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Mihály Varga, would include a clause in the constitution making the forint the official currency of the country.
The inclusion of the clause would require a constitutional amendment if the country adopts the euro.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said earlier that Hungary’s eurozone entry is “unimaginable” before 2020.
On the basis of national consultations, a clause could be inserted in the constitution stating that all farm land, water supply, forests and native plant and animal species constitute a common national heritage which the state and all of its citizens are required to defend.
Another change would require a two-thirds majority in Parliament to make changes to legislation on the central bank.
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