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Index – Economy – Two hundred thousand forints will be given to state employees involved in flood protection

Index – Economy – Two hundred thousand forints will be given to state employees involved in flood protection

He noted that state employees involved in flood protection will receive a one-time net financial recognition of two hundred thousand forints. file Tuesday evening In the Hungarian newspaper Published decision.

Through the resolution, the government is trying to recognize the work of people involved in the field of flood protection, which states that “in recognition of the work of state employees who are involved in protection, the government agrees that those who a) – with the exception of the persons listed in point 4, subparagraph b) are not As volunteers – they participated directly in the field defense at the site, and b) directly managed the field defence,

Receive a one-time cash prize with a net value of 200,000 Hungarian Forints.

The four relevant ministers (Minister of the Interior, Minister of Energy, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development) must evaluate which colleagues working in state bodies are entitled to recognition, and the allowance must be transferred immediately after the evaluation.

Recognition can also apply to volunteers

The decision also stipulates that in particularly justified cases, the Minister of the Interior, as a member of the Civil Guard organization, as a member of the Voluntary Fire Association, as a member of the municipal fire department, and as an employee of the facility fire department, participating in flood defense, and who participated in Defending outside the area of ​​jurisdiction of the represented organization, they will also receive the prize money.

Finance Minister Mihaly Varga must find the funds to pay compensation by October 31. The government has also amended the SJA so that the amount paid by the Hungarian State Treasury in recognition of the official service of participants in flood protection is tax-free.

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In another decision, 4.4 billion Hungarian forints were repackaged for the benefit of the Ministry of Energy “in connection with tasks related to flood protection and water quality treatment activities carried out in September 2024 due to the wave of floods on the Danube and its tributaries.”