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Opposition to introduce European minimum wage in Hungary
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Representatives of the united opposition, should they win the general election next spring, have pledged to make the personal income tax system fairer and to combat corruption.
They also vowed to introduce a European minimum wage as well as measures promoting a level playing field for entrepreneurs. At a press conference on Tuesday, Márton Ilyés of Momentum said personal income tax brackets would not be hiked but the system could be made fairer by easing taxes for low earners, adding that taxes on the minimum wage were high in Hungary compared with other European Union member states.
Also, the opposition plans measures to
Also, the opposition plans measures to
narrow the gap between underdeveloped regions and more advanced ones,
he said.
László Varjú, a deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition, said business interests linked to the ruling Fidesz party had become rich at the expense of hard-working earners who were struggling to make ends meet. The government’s wage policy was “a mere band aid”, and changes were possible only if a European minimum wage, binding on all governments, were enacted, he said.
Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát said that despite the government’s policy of keeping Hungarian wages relatively low to make Hungarian labour competitive, minimum and average wages should be raised to be “closer to an acceptable European average”.
Police officers, fire fighters, and health-care employees need to paid better in the hope of retaining their services,
he added.