Orban announces social, cultural sector wage hikes

Hungary's nurses will receive a wage hike of 21 percent from January next year, while creche workers and employees in the social and cultural sectors will see their salaries rise by 20 percent, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. In his regular interview to public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, Orban said economic activity in Hungary had returned to pre-pandemic levels, giving the government an opportunity to enact measures that had not been possible until now.