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Thursday, 25 June 2026
On top of the 10 percent rise in January, teachers get a further pay rise so their average pay reaches 80 percent of the average pay of graduates. Because of the extreme heat, the government ordered coordinated protective measures.
The government ordered a further pay rise for teachers and vocational instructors so that teachers' average pay reaches 80 percent of the average graduate wage, as agreed with the EU. On top of the January rise, employers must give a further average 0.4 percentage point rise, at least 0.3 percentage points per person except trainees, backdated to 1 January 2026. Trainee pay in 2026 will be HUF 707,600 a month and the minimum pay of instructors HUF 778,000. The new pay must be communicated by 19 August, and the backdated difference paid in a lump sum in August. The decree enters into force on the first day of the month after publication.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise O03).
Because of extreme heat, the government ordered coordinated nationwide protective activity directed by the Prime Minister. Tasks are coordinated by a Coordination Body whose members are the ministers of the interior, health, economy and energy, defence and transport and the Prime Minister's chief national security adviser. The work is supported by the national incident management centre. The decree entered into force at 3 pm on 25 June 2026 and expires on 24 September.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
To fulfil the recovery plan, including the partial replacement of the H5, H6 and H7 HÉV suburban railway lines and the InterCity fleet, the government is creating two new state companies. The national transport organiser performs the ordering tasks of public transport; HUF 55 million is provided for founding it and about HUF 445 million for its operation this year. The national rolling stock company modernises the railway fleet, with HUF 250 million in share capital and a capital increase. For this the government reallocated HUF 639.6 billion from the recovery loan. The government agrees with gradually introducing competition in rail passenger transport, but setting timetables and fares remains a state task.
Weight: 3/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (largest amount named about HUF 640 billion).
The government decided on budget funding for the 2026 teacher pay rise. On top of the 10 percent rise in January, teachers, religious education teachers and vocational instructors get a further 0.4 percentage point rise, backdated to 1 January 2026. Instructors' pay must be at least HUF 778,000 a month. It asked non-state maintainers, including KEKVAs, to raise pay in the same way. The finance minister must provide the necessary funds by 10 August.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
The government is relaunching the creation of the new central exhibition site of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport in Budapest, on the site of the former Northern Railway Vehicle Repair Workshop. The transport minister must review the programme's schedule and funding needs by 30 September. Based on the procurement result, he must propose financing and examine the possibility of funding by car and battery industry players. Preparation of the Debrecen location must be closed, and the regularity of related commitments must be reviewed by 31 August.
Weight: 2/3 · partial · Orders preparation or a review; the final rule is still missing.
The government ordered a full review of the investments of the National Hauszmann Programme and the Buda Castle Palace Quarter, including the construction contracts, with a deadline of 30 September 2026. Decisions on locating state institutions in the Castle must also be reviewed; the government does not support moving the Constitutional Court into the Archduke Joseph Palace. A use programme must be developed through broad consultation for the Carmelite Monastery, the Palace buildings and other Castle facilities. By 31 July a proposal is needed on scheduling the preservation and funding needs of elements already under construction.
Weight: 2/3 · partial · Orders preparation or a review; the final rule is still missing.
In the Parliament chapter of the 2026 budget, the government added the Talpra Magyarok Foundation under the title for support to party foundations. For this it reallocated a one-off HUF 887,258,069 within the chapter, from reserves.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
Issue no. 27 of the Official Bulletin (Hivatalos Értesítő) for 2026 appeared on 25 June and contains 11 items. The minister responsible for the living environment issued an instruction on implementing the temporary logging moratorium ordered in protected state forests. Further instructions concern, among others, the protection of defence facilities, the economic rules of the prison service and preventing police corruption.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.
Issue no. 79 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 25 June and contains 7 items. Two government decrees concern a further pay rise for teachers and instructors and coordinated protective activity due to heat. Government resolutions provide for funding the pay rise, creating two new state transport companies, the Transport Museum and the Buda Castle Palace Quarter, and support for the Talpra Magyarok Foundation. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.