Govt official: Income inequality down since 2010

Regional income inequality in Hungary has declined noticeably since 2010, a state secretary of the human resources ministry said on Thursday, citing data from the Central Statistical Office. Income inequality between the average per capita income in Budapest and the poorest Northern Great Plain region was less than 10 percent last year, Bence Retvari said. The Northern Great Plain region has seen the biggest increase in the employment rate since 2010 at 12.6 percent. The economically active population in this region has risen by 14 percent and the number of employed by 25 percent, he said.