Hungary PM Orban Flags Further Wage Hikes Ahead of 2022 Election

Hungary PM Orban Flags Further Wage Hikes Ahead of 2022 Election
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban, speaks during a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary on April 1, 2021. Laszlo Balogh/AP Photo
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BUDAPEST—Hungary will raise nurses’ salaries by 21 percent from January and plans to lift the monthly minimum wage to 200,000 forints ($644), Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

Orban, who faces elections next year, said talks on the minimum wage hike were still underway. The government will cut taxes for businesses if they are ready to raise the minimum wage, he added.