Minimum wage to be raised by 20 %
Thursday, September 16th, 2021A conservative economist agrees that Hungarian wages are low, but he still finds the government’s plan to raise the minimum wage by 20 per cent risky. READ MORE
Inflation approaches 5%
Friday, September 10th, 2021A left-wing commentator accuses the government of incompetence in both forecasting and managing inflation. A government-friendly analyst, on the other hand, remarks that old age pensioners will be more than compensated for the rise in prices. READ MORE
Chances of rapid growth in 2021
Thursday, August 5th, 2021An economic analyst thinks that Hungarian GDP growth may exceed 6 per cent only if the inflation rate is kept under control and there is no new major coronavirus outbreak. READ MORE
National Bank raises base rate
Thursday, June 24th, 2021Commenting on the rate hike announced by the National Bank on Tuesday, a left-wing columnist interprets National Bank President Matolcsy’s criticism of overspending as a declaration of war on the government. READ MORE
National Bank hints at rate hike
Saturday, May 29th, 2021As the Hungarian National Bank announces plans to raise the base rate to keep inflation at bay, a left-wing analyst fears that families will be in trouble if they need to pay higher interest on mortgages. READ MORE
Government announces pension rise
Saturday, May 1st, 2021In order to compensate pensioners for higher-than-expected inflation, the government has announced pension hikes retroactive from January. READ MORE
Monetary experts warn against high debt
Saturday, March 20th, 2021Two chief economists of the Hungarian National Bank dismiss the suggestion, broadly held among left-wing US economists, that governments have no reason to worry about high levels of public debt. READ MORE
Battered Forint sinks 10 per cent this year
Friday, September 25th, 2020A left-wing commentator thinks the government has contributed to weakening the national currency, while a business analyst sees no hope for a stronger Forint in the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Pensions will be raised by 2.8 per cent in January
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019A left-liberal columnist thinks old age pensions should be raised by at least 3.5 per cent in 2020. READ MORE
Forint hits all time low against the Euro
Saturday, August 31st, 2019A left-wing commentator excoriates the National Bank for not intervening in defence of the national currency as its exchange rate scrapes just short of 332 to the Euro. READ MORE