FT: Inflation Higher in Hungary Than Any Other Country Over Past 5 Years – Why?
- 22 Oct 2025 6:22 AM
- Hungary Around the Clock
A new poll commissioned from the Publicus Institute by Népszava found that 52% of Hungarians primarily blame the government, Fidesz or Viktor Orbán’s economic policy for the rise in inflation, despite the government’s constant references to “war-related inflation”.
According to a recent Financial Times report, inflation has been higher in Hungary than any other country over the past five years, at close to 90%.
Only 18% of respondents blamed the war in Ukraine, while 16% said the EU is also responsible for the high prices.
A further 12% said retailers are responsible, while 11% mentioned the weak forint.
Népszava observes that external factors such as the war in Ukraine have the same effect, in principle, on countries in the region, yet inflation in September was 4.6% in Slovakia, 2.0% in the Czech Republic, 2.9% in Poland and 2.6% in the entire EU, while Hungarian inflation was 4.3%.
Based on party preference, looking at the answers it turns out that 89% of the opposition supporters and 48% of the undecided voters blame the government for the high inflation, while only 8% of Fidesz voters are of this opinion.
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