Hungary’s Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Friday asked the political parties to cooperate with the government in its efforts to manage the current crisis.
In a letter sent to party group leaders and Ibolya David, head of the small conservative MDF (which no longer has a parliamentary group), Bajnai asked the party leaders to contribute “responsible efforts to reinforce the country, improve its competitiveness and support measures seeking to ensure long-term growth.”
Bajnai noted that the government had taken timely and efficient measures to improve the equilibrium of the national economy in its first one hundred days. He warned, however, that the crisis was still not over and that there was a need for further efforts.
Hungary’s “chronic structural crisis” needs to be resolved and the country must be put on a track which will ensure a stronger economic position in the region once the crisis is over. Efforts to restructure the wasteful state agencies and public transportation, eliminate overlaps in the municipal system and remove bureaucratic obstacles must continue, the letter said.
The document noted that the government was working to express those goals in “an extremely strict, tight and responsible” budget for next year.
“The budget will be another clear message: Hungary won’t turn back on the way out of the crisis,” said the prime minister’s letter.
