Orban Vows Fiscal Discipline to Soothe Market Before 2026 Ballot
- Premier says Hungary mustn’t endanger its financial stability
- Hungary’s forint currency has been trading near a 2-year low
Viktor Orban in Budapest, on Dec. 21.
Photographer: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty ImagesHungary must maintain fiscal discipline to avoid market turbulence even when parliamentary election campaigning heats up next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday.
“I am not in favor of stimulus that endangers financial stability,” Orban said at a press conference at his office in Budapest. “Financial discipline isn’t the kind of thing that’s worth putting at risk.”