Conservative economist calls for more subsidies for mothers
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019A conservative economist suggests that even more subsidies are needed for parents to restore traditional family values and to boost the birth rate.
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Skirmish between Varga and Matolcsy
Saturday, September 21st, 2019As the Minister of Finance and the President of the National Bank disagree on monetary policy, left-wing and pro-government analysts offer diametrically opposing views on the state of the Hungarian economy. READ MORE
Parliament approves Fidesz family protection plan
Monday, April 8th, 2019A pro-government official finds it reassuring that most opposition MPs voted in favour of the government’s family protection bill. A left-wing analyst and a liberal weekly, on the other hand, lambast opposition representatives whom they accuse of selling out to Fidesz. READ MORE
Conflicting assessments of the PM’s ’baby boom plan’
Friday, February 15th, 2019Left-wing analysts suggest the Prime Minister’s 7 point ’family protection plan’ is aimed at taking back the political initiative, while a pro-government pundit thinks it opens a new paradigm – and not just in Hungary. READ MORE
Debates on family before Pride Parade
Thursday, July 5th, 2018Commenting on an exchange of messages between a liberal MP and a State Secretary, a left-wing columnist accuses the government side of intolerance towards same-sex couples, while conservative commentators consider the traditional family as vital for society. READ MORE
Housing subsidy scheme kicks off
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016Two conservative economists welcome the government’s plan to reverse unfavourable demographic trends through a lavish home subsidy scheme. A left-wing analyst thinks that the government’s proposal will be available only for middle class families and will thus entrench inequality. READ MORE
Details of large scale home subsidy plan announced
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015A left-wing commentator fears that the government’s plan to offer a subsidy of 10 million forints for young families will entrench poverty. His conservative counterpart calls such fears outright ridiculous. READ MORE
Echoes of the US Supreme Court same sex marriage ruling
Monday, July 6th, 2015The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries. READ MORE
Dispute over gay and heterosexual pride
Monday, July 7th, 2014On the eve of the annual Budapest Pride walk, conservative columnists suspect that the gay pride movement has been taken over by a militant core that wants to force its worldview on majorities and silence those who do not agree with them. Liberal commentators accuse conservative religious defenders of traditional values and the family of reframing old style homophobia. READ MORE
Tax cuts for families with children
Saturday, October 26th, 2013A left-wing commentator believes that the new family tax allowance proposed by the government will increase inequality. His conservative counterpart welcomes the proposal which he believes will stimulate the birth rate. READ MORE