He insisted that Hungary’s public administration had an unprecedentedly high number of “ministerial commissioners, state secretaries, deputy state secretaries and other officials in special positions and with special remuneration”.

Csarnó said that the planned closure of state agencies will restrict civil control and the restructuring of authorities will work against legal regulations.

According to the Democratic Coalition (DK), the government’s efforts will reduce the number of jobs rather than bureaucracy.

DK deputy chair László Varju said that several thousand public employees would be dismissed “at the prime minister’s instruction ... with no reason”.

Government office chief János Lázár announced last week the government’s plans included restructuring and eliminating more than 70 state-owned institutions and bodies financed from the central budget in a bid to cut red tape.

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