Key facts
- Hungarian lawmakers voted to reduce their incomes and allowances by 40%.
- The vote was unanimous among the 189 representatives present.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar initiated the plan to cut administrative costs.
- Critics had previously accused former premier Viktor Orban of offering high salaries to placate opposition deputies.
Hungarian lawmakers have unanimously voted to slash their incomes and allowances by 40%, a move spearheaded by Prime Minister Peter Magyar. The decision aims to reduce administrative costs within the government. Previously, critics had accused Magyar's predecessor, nationalist premier Viktor Orban, of offering high salaries to lawmakers as a means to appease opposition deputies. Magyar, whose party comprised many political newcomers and secured a landslide victory in the April 12 elections, had been a vocal critic of this practice. All 189 representatives present in the parliament supported the measure.