Soldiers’ wages to grow by 5 pc from January

Budapest (MTI) – Wages in Hungary’s armed forces will grow by an additional 5 percent from January next year and fringe benefits will also increase, the defence minister said before signing a cooperation agreement with interest associations on Monday.

Since July, wages have increased by an average 30 percent and starting from 2016, they will grow further by 5 percent annually, Istvan Simicsko said. As a result, employees of Hungary’s armed forces will get an average 50 percent more in 2019 than they did in 2015, he added.

The agreement covers salaries and employee benefits, such as Erzsebet vouchers and clothing allowances.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters