Gábor Zombor said that health care providers will not only be unaffected by the fund freeze, but will be eligible for extra subsidies from reserves of national health insurance to pay off arrears and improve operations.

The economy minister announced the planned fund freeze last week as a precautionary measure to ensure that Hungary’s deficit target of 2.9% of GDP for 2014 is met.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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