Orban Will Not Receive Millions Due to Controversial Decision by New Government

The new executive body of Hungary has refused to allocate large vacation payments set for former officials, redirecting those funds to a children’s foundation.

The newly appointed Prime Minister, Peter Madyar, announced that former Prime Minister Viktor Orban will not receive the legally mandated vacation benefit of over 100,000 euros.

All allocations intended for representatives of the previous administration will be transferred to the foundation supporting children in Transcarpathia.

Madyar stated that under the legislative rules established by the previous government, Orban, who served as prime minister for the last 16 years, was entitled to approximately 107,000 euros in vacation pay. However, the newly formed government has decided to cancel those payments.

Other representatives of the former cabinet will also not benefit from the allocated funds. The total volume of vacation payments designated for ministers amounts to approximately 350 million forints, while the total budget, including deputy ministers’ payments, reaches nearly 1 billion forints (about 3.0–3.2 million dollars). All of this amount will also be allocated for charitable purposes.