FILE PHOTO - Mihaly Varga, Hungary's Minister for National Economy, attends the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian pensioners could receive a special bonus at the end of this year if economic growth exceeds 3.5 percent and the budget deficit remains under control, Economy Minister Mihaly Varga was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
There are close to 3 million pensioners in Hungary, about a third of the population, and an extra payout could be a vote-winner for Prime Minister Viktor Orban's rightwing government, which leads in opinion polls and faces an election in April 2018.
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