Hungary

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Parliament has unrestricted powers to amend the budget
Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
No

Notes:

The Hungarian Parliament has no such body. However, it’s worth mentioning two institutions under the Fundamental Law, the State Audit Office and the Fiscal Council.

The State Audit Office is the financial and economic control body of the National Assembly. Within the scope of its statutory functions, the State Audit Office of Hungar y audits the implementation of the central budget, the management of public finances, the use of resources from public finances and the management of national assets.

The Fiscal Council is the body supporting the legislative activity of the National Assembly. The Fiscal Council is composed of three members, the President of the Fiscal Council, the Governor of the Hungarian National Bank and the President of the State Audit Office. The President of the Fiscal Council is supported by a secretariat with a sta ff of 5 (3 perform coordination tasks and 2 work as permanent experts). In addition, other experts are called upon on an ad hoc basis. The Governor of the Hungarian National Bank, as a member of the Council, is assisted by a staff of approximately 10 – 20 in the Public Finance Directorate of the institution. The President of the State Audit Office is assisted by a staff of 8 to 12 in the performance of his duties in the Council.

Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
No information available
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
07 Jun 2022
(2022)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
19 Jul 2022
(2022)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
42
(2022)
National currency
Hungarian Florint (HUF)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
170.21
(2023)
State budget, per year
28,546,456,100,000 HUF
(2022)
State budget, per year in PPP
196,398,046,784
(2022)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No