August 30th, 2010

Church schools to get unpaid government support next year

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Beginning from next year, church schools in Hungary will get nearly 4 billion forints (EUR 14 m) in government support they should have already received during the previous government, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen told MTI on Monday.

The current government has acknowledged the findings of the state Audit Office and will start paying compensation to church schools from next year’s budget, Semjen said. However, the government will be unable to transfer all unpaid financing in one sum, he added.

The State Audit Office reported in June 2008 that educational support paid to church schools in 2005-2006 was not in line with the law on church financing, the government decree on public finances and the regulations on the implementation of the annual budget laws.

The report said that 4 billion forints public education support was left unpaid.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    August 30, 2010 at 11:44 am

    A clear violation of separation of Church and State.

  2. Viking says:
    August 30, 2010 at 11:50 am

    And now we will see Jobbik-supporters, like Ricsi stating:
    “YES ! they are almost as good as the jews,milking the naive over there ‘guilt’feelings
    Ricsi at August 27, 2010 8:30 PM”
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    http://www.realdeal.hu/20100827/pannonhalma-archabbey-wins-ft-600-million-in-tourism-development-funding-
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    And his party is the party that want to have a dedicated ‘Church Minister’ in the Govt…

  3. LHVJ says:
    August 30, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Poor Orban, he gets it from the Nationalist Hungarians for not being for Hungary enough and from the kikes for being too much for Hungary…

  4. Viking says:
    August 30, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Poor Orban
    LHVJ at August 30, 2010 12:11 PM
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    But what do *you* think about giving Tax money to Church Schools, so they can indoctrinate the children?
    Ricsi or official “Jobbik”?