The online event held by the Labour Section of the Hungarian Economic Association on May 7, 2026, focused on the relationship between tax interventions and the labour market. The starting point of the discussion was a public policy paradox: over the past decade and a half, employment in Hungary has increased significantly even by European standards, while at the same time the institutional system of classical employment policy has gradually weakened.
The introductory presentation was delivered by Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze. The invited commentators were Norbert Sipos and Tamás Gyekiczky. The mini-conference was moderated by László Herczog, former Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, researcher at Finance Research Plc., and member of the Section’s board. The summary of the event was written by Bálint Jagadics.
The discussion can also be replayed on the HEA YouTube channel: