OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 110, 6 June 1996
HUNGARY'S WELFARE SYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE. The Hungarian system
of health care financing could soon collapse under a sizable debt
burden, Hungarian radio reported on 4 June. By the end of the year, the
health insurance deficit could be significantly higher than the 1.5
billion forints ($10 million) set out by the parliament. The overdraft
accumulated in the first four months of 1996 has already reached some 8
billion forints. Pension funds face the same dilemma. This indicates
that the social insurance deficit, which was to be reduced by two-thirds
by end 1996, will be far from meeting government and IMF expectations.
Meanwhile, after increasing opposition in the parliament, the Welfare
Ministry decided to postpone until November the government's recent
decision to reduce the number of hospital beds by 10%, Hungarian dailies
reported on 6 June. The move has temporarily eased tensions but offers
no relief for the health care sector's financial situation. -- Zsofia
Szilagyi
[As of 1200 CET]
Compiled by Deborah Michaels
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