Lázár noted that the government has committed to keeping 200,000 fostered workers employed in May- December of this year; that is at least as many as worked before May 1. The average number of unemployed in Hungary was 369,700 in January- March, fresh data show.

The number of fostered workers averaged 200,300 in February, the latest data show. Of these, 196,400 were employed full-time. The fostered workers earned a little less than HUF 77,800 (EUR 250) a month during the period.

The 2014 Central Budget Act has earmarked HUF 138.8bn for this year’s public work programmes.

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