Orban: Economy protection measures successful

The action plan developed to protect the Hungarian economy from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has succeeded in preserving jobs, its primary goal, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. Addressing the annual meeting of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said the number of jobholders reached pre-pandemic levels in December. The number of jobholders in Hungary bounced back to 4.5 million, Orban said.