Orban: Govt to press ahead with special fiscal measures

Fully 1.9 million parents will receive partial refunds of their 2021 personal income tax payments, a measure that totals 600 billion forints (EUR 1.7bn), while pensioners will receive a pension premium to make up for higher inflation, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the opening of parliament's autumn session. Talks are under way to increase the minimum wage to 200,000 forints, the prime minister said, adding that the chance of a successful agreement was high.