06/10/2012
Data compiled by the paper show at least 1.25 million employees, or about two-thirds of those eligible, have filled in forms for the wage compensation. Some HUF 85 billion in subsidies has been allocated for the wage compensation this year. Hungarians who earn less than gross monthly HUF 216,806 - a little under the average wage - take home less this year because of the elimination of tax preferences, prompting the government to launch the wage compensation scheme.