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Reuters
Reuters
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Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than

Hungary opposition leader flags tax cuts for poor as Orban's party gains ground

FILE PHOTO: Opposition candidate for prime minister Peter Marki-Zay looks on during a joint demonstration organised by opposition parties during the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Marton Monus

Hungary's opposition plans to lower the tax burden on the poor while ensuring fiscal discipline to put the country on track to adopting the euro should a six-party alliance win power at an April 3 election, its leader Peter Marki-Zay told Reuters.

For the first time since taking power in a 2010 landslide, Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his nationalist Fidesz party will face a united front of opposition parties at the ballot.

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