Hungarian Cabinet To Help Those In Dire Poverty
- 14 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
"The cabinet has set itself the goal of helping 500,000 people living in deep poverty via its Europa 2020 strategy, Economy Ministry state secretary Zoltan Csefalvay told on a conference in Budapest. He said 28.3% of the population, about 3 million people, live in poverty in Hungary, and that this percentage is to be reduced to 23.5%.
National Resources Minister Miklos Rethelyi said a survey found that 84% of Hungarians feel that their monthly income is less than what is necessary for them to make a living.
The government is committed to handling poverty through economic growth and employment, he confirmed.
EU affairs state secretary Eniko Gyori drew attention to the need to draw up a Roma strategy and to curb child poverty.
Hungary is last in employment among EU member states with a 10.1% unemployment rate, said employment policy state secretary Sandor Czomba. He announced that companies and churches that employ jobless people will be eligible for extra subsidies from January."
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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