# Hungary raises the minimum wage in the war-inflation years

Date: 2022

Hungary enacted large statutory minimum-wage rises in 2022–2024 during high inflation. Take-home gains were partly eaten by prices. The rises are completed labour-price acts.

## People

- Viktor Orbán: https://factrail.ai/people/viktor-orban

## Drivers

- Household Purchasing Power: https://factrail.ai/drivers/household-purchasing-power

## Sources

- https://www.oecd.org/employment/emp/minimum-wages.htm
- https://www.ksh.hu/minimum-wage

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hu-minimum-wage-rises