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Hungarian minister threatens foreign companies, shares he drank away his first salary
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The issue of sovereignty “is a priority for the political community leading Hungary”, the minister of construction and transport said on Thursday. But he attended another conference yesterday, the National Administrative Professionals’ Day, during which he shared details concerning his first salary and the beginning of his career with the audience.
János Lázár said that the salary is not attractive enough in the Hungarian public service. Therefore, employees should be humble and committed to serve the country or their local community. He said he started his career in the mayor’s office in Hódmezővásárhely at the age of 20. However, his wage was so low that they drank the entire sum with his friends in a weekend, telex.hu wrote.
Car industry important
Meanwhile, János Lázár told the Portfolio Construction 2024 conference that the government’s interpretation of sovereignty was that in the 21st century “nobody should decide about Hungarians without the say of Hungarians”.
Before 2010, the Socialist and Liberal governments of Hungary worked as if they had been country managers of a large company, sacrificing the aspects of sovereignty to the interests of large multinationals.
“We think in a very different way,” he added. “The problem is not with capital and the markets but when multinationals want to rule the country,” he added.
The government’s goal, he said, was to make Hungary a key state in the upcoming decades, meaning that Hungary should be the strongest country in the region. When in comes to Hungary and countries to the south and east, this should apply also in terms of specific logistics, he added.
Instead of developing all industries steadily, it has been decided that certain industries should be highlighted, he said, citing the car industry as the first and foremost. The car industry plays such an important role in industrial output and the GDP “that you could safely say that Hungary is and will remain a car-industry country”, he added.
