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Agreement with EC to be followed by ‘unprecedented’ wage hike for teachers
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An “unprecedented” wage hike awaits teachers if the government reaches an agreement with the European Commission on EU funding currently withheld due to the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism, the prime minister’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
The government is hoping to raise teachers’ wages to 80 percent of the average salary of university graduates by 2025, Gergely Gulyás told a regular press briefing.
Wages may be raised by 21 percent in January 2023, by 25 percent in 2024, and by 29-30 percent in the two subsequent years, he said.
Of the three major wage hikes teachers have received in the past 30 years, two were awarded under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government, he added.
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The government has agreed with the European Union to take 17 measures, mostly in connection with the public procurement system. The proportion of single-bid procurements will be reduced and cooperation with the European Union’s anti-corruption taskforce OLAF intensified, Gulyás said.
Orbán on Thursday thanked in a letter the EU heads of state and government for their decision to extend the deadlines, he said. Hungary is striving for a fair agreement, and the government is totally committed to fulfilling its pledges, he added.
Meanwhile, Gulyás said Hungary’s energy supply is secure. Even if the country received not a single molecule of gas during this period, it still has enough gas stored to last six months, he added.
The chief of staff said Hungary has significant storage capacities and high storage levels, and it has also made significant gas purchases.
Skyrocketing energy places in Europe has triggered inflation and exchange rate problems in Hungary, he said.
There are two major challenges to be faced in Europe: the availability and the price of energy, especially natural gas, Gulyás said. Prices are exorbitantly high and energy is not always and necessarily available from its usual sources, he added.
And in the MEANTIME???
DEFAULTING on PAST Promises – AGAIN.
AVOIDANCE – this Government, just part of its DOGMA – fabrication of Fact & Truth, deflecting – in answers that are NOT factual that sees us as Educators in the ‘Black Hole” position we currently are in, just treading water, that NO LIGHT can be seen for the immediate – short- & long-term Future.
Move on 2025 – long time in Politics – long time in the NEXT stage of Hungary’s History.
Hungary – its European Union position say in 2025 – BIG question mark on that.
The present Government of Hungary, under the leadership of Victor Orban, a government that is on a cliff edge, that is COLLAPSING.
Financially & Economically – we are PRESSURIZED, that will see Nasty & Vile ramifications for Civilians of Hungary in their Millions, inclusive of EDUCATORS – that has been caused by this Orban led “dictatorial” Government.
The on-going “standoff” – created by Victor Orban and the Government of Hungary – with the European Union, who NO longer recognize Hungary being Governed under Democracy, but styled under a dictatorship, and at the earlies, under REQUEST from the Orban led Hungarian Government, to answer EU questions on FUTURE membership and “Toeing the Line” under the Laws of the European Union – that ANY-Funds from the European Union are DISTANCED beyond December 2022 being made, if ever they do, to Hungary.
” When the YOKE is Broken,
the BURDEN is Removed.”
The Yoke ?
The Burden ?
DEEPENING orderly actioning REQUIRED- – by EDUCATORES, Families, Students and “others” – who WISH to LEND Support.
Democracy – gives RIGHTS to Citizens to ORDERLY mount objections and DEMONSTATIONS.
And people believe their lies?
“Hungary has introduced “Europe’s biggest utility support scheme””. Sorry Hungary but no, you definitely didn’t. What is this propaganda? I’m shocked
You don’t have money so you can’t support anything; and this article is proof: you need EU funds to raise teacher’s salaries …