Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at MKIK conference in Budapest today. (Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák)

Speaking at an event organized by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), the prime minister said that instead of vouchers, employers can reward their employees with cash, eliminating the “veiled” system of double remuneration, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. 

The European Court of Justice said in February that Hungary’s unified voucher system, introduced in 2011, violated key European Union tenets, discriminating against or restricting the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services, MTI reported, adding that the EC took Hungary to court over the matter in 2013.

In connection with state borrowing, Orbán said that limiting borrowing to developments is the only way to achieve a balanced budget, MTI added.