The Economy Ministry is assessing various options for increasing wages in the public sector, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said.

He told Hungarian public radio Kossuth that, as well as the wage hike for teachers announced at the weekend, pay in other areas of the public sector may also be raised. The ministry is currently examining “the scale and scheduling of possible steps depending on growth projections,” he said, adding: “These wage increases ... possibly affecting larger social groups, should be implemented only if they do not expand the public debt.”

Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced at the weekend that teachers’ wages would be hiked from September 1, coinciding with the launch of the teachers’ career path scheme.

(Prime Minister's Office)