Audit office: Fewer people living in poverty in Hungary

Hungary's State Audit Office (ASZ) on Friday called government policies aimed at lifting people out of poverty between 2010 and 2018 "successful". The state auditor said the expansion of employment was a primary reason for this success, adding that preserving and creating jobs would be a vital aspect of mitigating the social and economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic. In 2010, one third of the population in Hungary, or around 3 million people, lived below the poverty line, the state auditor said.