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The gap between Budapest and Hungary’s other regions in terms of GDP per capita is still large, Tibor Navracsics, the minister of regional development, said on Friday. Large cities and other regions require different development approaches, he told a conference organised by the Századvég think-tank.
Budapest, the strongest engine of Hungary’s economy, can help other regions, and ways must be found to enable this to happen, Navracsics said, adding at the same time that creating regional hubs could take some of the burden off Budapest and play a positive role in economic and regional development for the whole country. Budapest and rural regions “play in a different league”, he said. At the same time, it is not easy for the Hungarian capital which must compete with such cities as Prague, Vienna, Bratislava and Warsaw, he added.
The Budapest Agglomeration Development Council has been set up to handle the problems faced by Budapest and its agglomeration, and it is expected that decision-makers from Budapest and settlements that maintain ties with the capital on a daily basis should work together when making development policy decisions, he said.
He presented the development of new circular settlements, stating that the current transport infrastructure enables daily commuters to Budapest from cities such as Székesfehérvár, Tatabánya, Kecskemét and Hatvan located 50-60km from the capital. Even an additional ring is currently in development around 100-120km from Budapest, involving cities such as Veszprém and Eger, he added.
Someone please tell me (again), from which areas do Fidesz voters come from?
How many of Budapest councils are from the opposition?
What percentage of Hungary’s population comes from the Greater Budapest area?