Pro-government analysts welcome the government’s decision to keep prices down as a pragmatic social policy at a time of rapid inflation. Left-wing and liberal commentators see price caps as political tools with few economic benefits. READ MORE
A 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
In order to compensate pensioners for higher-than-expected inflation, the government has announced pension hikes retroactive from January. READ MORE
A left-wing commentator supports the idea of a government bond that would stimulate savings to complement future old-age pensions. READ MORE
A left-liberal columnist thinks old age pensions should be raised by at least 3.5 per cent in 2020. READ MORE
A conservative economist suggests that even more subsidies are needed for parents to restore traditional family values and to boost the birth rate.
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According to a conservative author’s calculations, the government has practically given back the so-called 13th month pension bonus abolished by the former Socialist-Liberal coalition. READ MORE
A liberal analyst writes that the Left is failing to react to a new series of welfare measures introduced by the government. The main problem, he suggests, is the lack of an overall message. READ MORE
Népszava carries an angry reaction to parallel proposals from the Socialists and Jobbik which would allow men to retire after 40 or 41 years of service. The 40 year rule was introduced for women at the proposal of the Christian Democratic Party in 2010. READ MORE
A pro-government columnist welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to increase pensions. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, accuses the government of vote hunting. READ MORE