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From now on, local governments decide about introducing compulsory mask wearing
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Gergely Gulyás, the leader of the Prime Minister’s Office, said on today’s government info that local governments can decide whether they introduce compulsory face mask wearing or not. He added that Hungary’s economy will “definitely” grow by more than 5.5 percent this year, and the figure could even reach 7.5 percent. Gergely Gulyás said the growth figure meant the government’s plan to partially reimburse the personal income tax of working parents could be realised. He said that the reimbursed amounts will be calculated based on the average wage and payments will be made early next year.
Referring to a report by the finance minister discussed during a cabinet meeting earlier in the day, he said it was inconceivable that this year’s growth rate would be below 5.5 percent, and he welcomed “the highest growth rate in the past 31 years”. By how much higher growth may be would depend on pre-Christmas consumer turnover, he said, adding that “hopefully no new developments, even amid the pandemic, will negatively impact the economy”.
Meanwhile, Gulyás said that the government’s
Referring to a report by the finance minister discussed during a cabinet meeting earlier in the day, he said it was inconceivable that this year’s growth rate would be below 5.5 percent, and he welcomed “the highest growth rate in the past 31 years”. By how much higher growth may be would depend on pre-Christmas consumer turnover, he said, adding that “hopefully no new developments, even amid the pandemic, will negatively impact the economy”.
Meanwhile, Gulyás said that the government’s
agreement with Russian energy giant Gazprom would ensure that the achievements of government-mandated utility cuts were preserved.
Thanks to the 15 year agreement signed earlier this week, Hungarian consumers will continue to pay one of the lowest gas prices in the European Union, he said. The current deal is much better than the one it is set to replace, signed in 1995, in terms of the Hungarian state’s liabilities, he added.