January 2nd, 2012

2011 record year for legislation in Hungary as 213 new laws enacted

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Parliament approved 213 laws last year, the largest number in Hungary’s history, law publisher CompLex told MTI on Sunday.

The former record-holder was the year 2010, with 191 laws enacted, it said.

The 213 laws were passed in 98 days of session, resulting in about two pieces of legislation approved each day on the average.

Forty percent of laws were approved in the last quarter of the year, a high percentage even if that period of the year is usually characterised by an upsurge in legislation, including budget and tax laws for the subsequent year, said the publisher.

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  1. Sophist says:
    January 2, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Amazing! As far as I can work out, the UK parliament only passed 25 laws last year. Now I understand why no two Hungarian officials have the same story about what the law says, there’s simply too much to keep up with.

    • Leto says:
      January 3, 2012 at 2:26 am

      Mind you that, unlike in the UK, there’s a major overhaul going on in Hungary. Legislation work will be much slower in 2012 and especially from 2013.

  2. FriendOfHungary says:
    January 3, 2012 at 2:17 am

    Bravo – Hungary need to act quickly to distance itself from post-communist country it was just 2 or 3 years ago…

    • Viking says:
      January 3, 2012 at 7:33 am

      So what are the principal difference with these new laws *in reality* that changes Hungary from being a “post-communist country it was just 2 or 3 years ago”?

      Just that Fidesz is in power and enshrined that its policies for all future to come cannot be changed with less than a 2/3rd majority?

  3. King Crimson says:
    January 13, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    We only need one more law: public flogging for any politician who vote for stupid laws.

  4. Hedi Lamarr says:
    January 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    And for readers of Hungarian, see how well has the president been performing his duties…
    http://index.hu/belfold/2012/01/07/schmitt_pal_allja_a_szavat/