Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to Hungary to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak
Date: 2020-10-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU loan, Hungary, coronavirus disease, emergency aid, employment aid, epidemic, fight against unemployment, public expenditure, self-employed person

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 7.10.2020  COM(2020) 651 final 2020/0291 (NLE)  Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to Hungary to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 (“SURE Regulation”) lays down the legal framework for 
providing  Union  financial  assistance  to  Member  States,  which  are  experiencing,  or  are 
seriously threatened with, a severe economic disturbance caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 
Support  under  SURE  serves  for  the  financing,  primarily,  of  short-time  work  schemes  or 
similar measures aimed at protecting employees and the self‐ employed and thus reducing the 
incidence of unemployment and loss of income, as well as for the financing, as an ancillary, 
of some health-related measures, in particular in the workplace. 

On  6  August  2020,  Hungary  requested  Union  financial  assistance  under  the  SURE 
Regulation.  In  accordance  with  Article  6(2)  of  the  SURE  Regulation,  the  Commission  has 
consulted  the  Hungarian  authorities  to  verify  the  sudden  and  severe  increase  in  actual  and 
planned expenditure directly related to Hungary’s labour market and health-related measures 
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, these measures pertain to:  

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

temporary  support  for  upgrading  accommodation  (conversion,  expansion, 
a 
renovation of premises,  acquisition of equipment) in  tourist destinations in order to 
retain the existing workforce. Only the part of expenditure related to the support of 
self-employed and one-person companies has been requested. 

a  one-off  grant  support  for  food-processing  companies,  horticultural  companies  in 
the  sectors  of  growing  non-perennial  crops  and  of  plant  propagation,  and  fish 
farming companies respectively. The support is conditional on the entity maintaining 
their employees until December 2020.  

child  care  benefits  to  employees  and  the  self-employed,  which  would  have  expired 
due to age restrictions between 11 March 2020 and 30 June 2020, the period of the 
state of danger.  

an exemption from the employers’ social security contributions and training levy for 
the period  from  March to December 2020 as  well as a reduction in  the employers’ 
rehabilitation contribution tax for the period from March to June 2020 for the sectors 
most hit by the pandemic. The part of the total expenditure related to companies that 
reduce  or  suspend  working  time  or  when  the  employees  were  continuously  in 
employment up to the latest available outturn data has been requested. 

an exemption from the lump sum tax ("KATA") regime, for the period from March 
to  June  2020  for  small  tax-payers  in  26  activities.  Only  the  part  of  expenditure 
related  to  the  support  of  self-employed  and  one-person  companies  has  been 
requested. 

an  exclusion  of  personnel  costs  from  the  tax  base  of  the  small  enterprise  tax 
("KIVA"),  for  the  period  from  March  to  June  2020  in  the  sectors  most  hit  by  the 
pandemic.  The  part  of  the  total  expenditure  related  to  companies  that  reduce  or 
suspend working time or when the employees were continuously in employment up 
to the latest available outturn data has been requested. 

(g) 

a one-off lump sum benefit of HUF 500,000 per person for healthcare workers as an 
acknowledgment of their extra work during the pandemic. 

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(h) 

(i) 

(j) 

borne  by  the  state  costs  of  state-owned  companies,    linked  to  special  measures    to 
control  the  pandemic.  Such  health-related  measures  include  cleaning  and  the 
provision of protective equipment.  

increase  in  costs  for  special  measures  to  control  the  pandemic  (such  as  daily 
disinfection  services,as  well  as  multiple  cleaning  of  ventilation  systems  and 
elevators) and to protect the personal health of state officials with disinfectants and 
protection tools. Such measures have been introduced by the Directorate General for 
Public Procurement and Supply (KEF) to ensure the continuous functioning of state 
budgetary bodies. 

measures related to infrastructures and investments in hospitals in order to allow for 
a high level of protection of healthcare workers and patients. The measures include 
dedicated  medical  examination  rooms  and  isolated  COVID  wards.  Additionally, 
direct  costs  of  personal  protection  tools  and  equipment  (single  use  facemasks, 
medical  cloaks,  plastic  shields,  gloves,  disinfectants,  etc.)  in  hospitals  and  other 
healthcare institutions have increased in order to allow for a high level of protection 
of healthcare workers.  

Hungary provided the Commission with the relevant information.  

Taking into account the available evidence, the Commission proposes to the Council to adopt 
an  Implementing  Decision  to  grant  financial  assistance  to  Hungary  under  the  SURE 
Regulation in support of the measures above. 

Health-related  measures,  as  requested  by  Hungary,  amount  to  EUR  268  550  000.  This 
represents more than half of the total requested amount of financial support. Given the need to 
ensure the ancillary nature of this category of measures, the amount of the financial assistance 
in support of health-related measures will be limited to EUR 247 124 000, so that the amount 
represents less than half of total financial assistance.  

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

The present proposal is fully consistent with Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672, under which 
the proposal is made. 

The present proposal comes in addition to another Union law instrument to provide support to 
Member States in case of emergencies, namely Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 
November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) (“Regulation (EC) 
No 2012/2002”). Regulation (EU) 2020/461 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
which amends that instrument to  extend its scope to  cover major public  health emergencies 
and to define specific operations eligible for financing, was adopted on 30 March.   

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The proposal is part of a range of measures developed in response to the current COVID-19 
pandemic  such  as  the  “Coronavirus  Response  Investment  Initiative”,  and  it  complements 
other  instruments  that  support  employment  such  as  the  European  Social  Fund  and  the 
European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)/InvestEU. By making use of borrowing and 
lending in this particular case of the COVID-19 outbreak for supporting Member States, this 
proposal  acts  as  a  second  line  of  defence  to  finance  short-time  work  schemes  and  similar 
measures,  helping  protect  jobs  and  thus  employees  and  self-employed  against  the  risk  of 
unemployment.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The legal basis for this instrument is Council Regulation 2020/672.   

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  proposal  follows  a  Member  State  request  and  shows  European  solidarity  by  providing 
Union financial assistance in the form of temporary loans to a Member State affected by the 
COVID-19  outbreak.  As  a  second  line  of  defence,  such  financial  assistance  supports  the 
government’s increased public expenditure on a temporary basis in respect of short-time work 
schemes  and  similar  measures  to  help  them  protect  jobs  and  thus  employees  and  self-
employed against the risk of unemployment and loss of income. 

Such  support  will  help  the  population  affected  and  helps  to  mitigate  the  direct  societal  and 
economic impact caused by the present COVID-19 crisis.  

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Proportionality 

The proposal respects the proportionality principle. It does not go beyond what is necessary to 
achieve the objectives sought by the instrument.  

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Stakeholder consultations 

Due to the urgency to prepare the proposal so that it can be adopted in a timely manner by the 
Council, a stakeholder consultation could not be carried out. 

• 

Impact assessment 

Due to the urgent nature of the proposal, no impact assessment was carried out. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The  Commission  should  be  able  to  contract  borrowings  on  the  financial  markets  with  the 
purpose  of  on-lending  them  to  the  Member  State  requesting  financial  assistance  under  the 
SURE instrument.  

In  addition  to  the  provision  of  Member  State  guarantees,  other  safeguards  are  built  into  the 
framework in order to ensure the financial solidity of the scheme: 

 

 

A rigorous and conservative approach to financial management; 

A  construction  of  the  portfolio  of  loans  that  limits  concentration  risk,  annual 
exposure and excessive exposure to individual Member States whilst ensuring 
sufficient resources could be granted to Member States most in need; and 

 

Possibilities to roll over debt. 

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2020/0291 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 

granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to Hungary to mitigate 
unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 of 19 May 2020 on the establishment of 
a  European  instrument  for  temporary  support  to  mitigate  unemployment  risks  in  an 
emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak1, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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On 6 August 2020, Hungary requested financial assistance from the Union with a view 
to complementing its national efforts to address the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak 
and respond to the socio-economic consequences of the outbreak for workers and the 
self-employed.  

The COVID-19 outbreak and the extraordinary measures implemented by Hungary to 
contain the outbreak and its socio-economic and health-related impact are expected to 
have  a  dramatic  impact  on  public  finances.  According  to  the  Commission’s  2020 
Spring forecast, Hungary was expected to have a general government deficit and debt 
of 5,2% and 75,0% of gross domestic product (GDP) respectively by the end of 2020. 
According  to  the  Commission’s  2020  Summer  interim  forecast,  Hungary’s  GDP  is 
projected to decrease by 7.0% in 2020.  

The  COVID-19  outbreak  has  immobilised  a  substantial  part  of  the  labour  force  in 
Hungary.  This  has  led  to  a  sudden  and  severe  increase  in  public  expenditure  in 
Hungary in respect of similar measures to short-time work schemes and health-related 
measures, as set out in recitals (4) to (14). 

“Government Resolution 2080/2020 on the national development of accommodation”, 
as  it  is  referred  to  in  Hungary’s  request  of  6  August  2020,  introduced  temporary 
support for upgrading accommodation (conversion, expansion, renovation of premises, 
acquisition  of  equipment)  in  tourist  destinations  in  order  to  retain  the  existing 
workforce.  Only  the  part  of  expenditure  related  to  the  support  of  self-employed  and 
one-person  companies  has  been  requested.  The  measure  can  be  considered  a  similar 
measure to short-time work schemes, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/672, as it 
aims at  protecting the self-employed or similar categories of workers from  reduction 
or loss of income.  
The  “Decree  of  Minister  of  Agriculture  No.  25/2020”2,  “Decree  of  Minister  of 
Agriculture No. 26/2020”3 and “Decree of Minister of Agriculture No. 30/2020”4, as 

OJ L 159, 20.5.2020, p.1 
(VI. 22.), promulgated in the Hungarian Official Gazette on June 22, 2020 (Nr. 148) 

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they are referred to in Hungary’s request of 6 August 2020, introduced a one-off grant 
support  for  food-processing  companies,  horticultural  companies  in  the  sectors  of 
growing  non-perennial  crops  and  of  plant  propagation,  and  fish  farming  companies 
respectively. The support is conditional on the entity maintaining their employees until 
December 2020. As regards the part of the expenditure related to support for the self-
employed  and  one-person  companies,  the  measure  can  be  considered  a  similar 
measure to short-time work schemes, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/672, as it 
aims at  protecting the self-employed or similar categories of workers from  reduction 
or loss of income. 

“Government  Decree  No.  59/2020.  (III.  23.)”  and  “Act  LVIII  of  2020”,  as  they  are 
referred  to  in  Hungary’s  request  of  6  August  2020,  extended  child  care  benefits  to 
employees  and  the  self-employed,  which  would  have  expired  due  to  age  restrictions 
between  11  March  2020  and  30  June  2020,  the  period  of  the  state  of  danger.  Those 
child care benefits can be considered a similar measure to short-time work schemes, as 
referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/672, as they provide income support to employees 
and the self-employed,  which will  help  to  cover the costs of childcare during school 
closures  and  therefore  help  parents  to  continue  working,  preventing  putting  the 
employment relation at risk.  
On the basis of “Government Decree No. 47/2020”5 (as amended), as it is referred to 
in  Hungary’s request  of  6 August  2020, the  authorities have introduced  a number of 
tax  related  measures.  Since  those  measures  consist  of  forgone  revenue  for  the 
government, they can be considered equivalent to public expenditure. 

For the sectors most hit by the pandemic, the authorities introduced an exemption from 
the  employers’  social  security  contributions  and  training  levy  for  the  period  from 
March  to  December  2020  as  well  as  a  reduction  in  the  employers’  rehabilitation 
contribution  tax  for  the  period  from  March  to  June  2020.  The  part  of  the  total 
expenditure  related  to  companies  that  reduce  or  suspend  working  time  or  when  the 
employees were continuously in employment up to the latest available outturn data has 
been requested. 

For small tax-payers in 26 activities, an exemption from the lump sum tax ("KATA") 
regime,  was  introduced  for  the  period  from  March  to  June  2020.  Only  the  part  of 
expenditure  related  to  the  support  of  self-employed  and  one-person  companies  has 
been requested. The measure can be considered a similar measure to short-time work 
schemes, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/672, as it aims at protecting the self-
employed or similar categories of workers from reduction or loss of income.  

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10)  Finally in relation to tax related measures, in the sectors most hit by the pandemic, the 
authorities have excluded personnel costs from the tax base of the small enterprise tax 
("KIVA"), for the period from March to June 2020. The part of the total expenditure 
related to companies that reduce or suspend working time or when the employees were 
continuously in employment up to the latest available outturn data has been requested. 

(11)  Hungary  has  also  introduced  a  series  of  health-related  measures  to  address  the 
COVID-19  outbreak.  “Government  Decree  No.  275/2020”6,  as  it  is  referred  to  in 
Hungary’s request of 6 August 2020, introduced a one-off lump sum benefit of HUF 

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(VI. 22.), promulgated in the Hungarian Official Gazette on June 22, 2020 (Nr. 148) 
(VI. 22.), promulgated in the Hungarian Official Gazette on June 22, 2020 (Nr. 148) 
Promulgated in the Hungarian Official Gazette on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (Nr. 47.) 
(VI. 12.), promulgated in the Hungarian Official Gazette on June 12, 2020 (Nr. 141) 

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500,000 per person for healthcare workers as an acknowledgment of their extra work 
during the pandemic. 

(12)  State-owned companies,  whose costs are borne by  the State, have introduced special 
measures  with  corresponding  costs  to  control  the  pandemic.  Such  health-related 
measures include cleaning and the provision of protective equipment.  

(13)  On the basis of “Government Decree No. 250/2014 (X. 2.) on Directorate-General for 
Public Procurement and Supply (KEF)”7 as it is referred to in Hungary’s request of 6 
August  2020,  special  measures  to  control  the  pandemic  (such  as  daily  disinfection 
services, as well as multiple cleaning of ventilation systems and elevators) and protect 
the  personal  health  of  state  officials  with  disinfectants  and  protection  tools  have 
resulted  in  an  increase  in  costs.  Such  measures  have  been  introduced  by  the 
Directorate  General  for  Public  Procurement  and  Supply  (KEF)  to  ensure  the 
continuous functioning of state budgetary bodies. 

(14)  Finally, “Government Resolution 1012/2020 on Operative Staff Management”8 as it is 
referred to in Hungary’s request of 6 August 2020, has introduced measures related to 
infrastructures  and  investments  in  hospitals  in  order  to  allow  for  a  high  level  of 
protection  of  healthcare  workers  and  patients.  The  measures  include    dedicated 
medical  examination rooms and isolated COVID wards. Additionally, direct  costs of 
personal protection tools and equipment (single use facemasks, medical cloaks, plastic 
shields,  gloves,  disinfectants,  etc.)  in  hospitals  and  other  healthcare  institutions  have 
increased in order to allow for a high level of protection of healthcare workers.  

(15)  Hungary fulfils the conditions for requesting financial assistance set out in Article 3 of 
Regulation  (EU)  2020/672.  Hungary  has  provided  the  Commission  with  appropriate 
evidence that the actual and planned public expenditure has increased by EUR 639 500 
000  as  of  1  February  2020  due  to  the  national  measures  taken  to  address  the  socio-
economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. The increased amount directly related to 
the measures  above that are similar to short-time work schemes constitutes a sudden 
and  severe  increase  because  it  relates  to  both  new  measures  and  an  extension  of 
existing  measures,  which  cover  a  significant  proportion  of  undertakings  and  of  the 
labour  force  in  Hungary.  Hungary  intends  to  finance  EUR  113  740  000  of  the 
increased amount of expenditure through Union funds. 

(16)  The Commission has consulted Hungary and verified the sudden and severe increase 
in  the  actual  and  planned  public  expenditure  directly  related  to  short-time  work 
schemes  and  similar  measures,  as  well  as  the  recourse  to  relevant  health-related 
measures  related  to  the  COVID-19  outbreak,  referred  to  in  the  request  of  6  August 
2020, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2020/672.  

(17)  Health-related measures, as requested by  Hungary  and referred to  in  Recitals  (11) to 
(14), amount to EUR 268 550 000. This amount represents more than half of the total 
requested amount of financial support. Given the need to ensure the ancillary nature of 
this category of measures, the amount of the financial assistance in support of health-
related measures should be limited to EUR 247 124 000, so that  the amount represents 
less than half of total financial assistance.  

(18)  Financial assistance should therefore be provided with a view to helping Hungary to 
address the socio-economic effects of the severe economic disturbance caused by the 
COVID-19  outbreak.  The  Commission  should  take  the  decisions  concerning 

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maturities,  size  and  release  of  instalments  and  tranches  in  close  cooperation  with 
national authorities. 

(19)  This Decision should be without prejudice to the outcome of any procedures relating 
to  distortions  of  the  operation  of  the  internal  market  that  may  be  undertaken,  in 
particular  under  Articles  107  and  108  of  the  Treaty.  It  does  not  override  the 
requirement  for  Member  States  to  notify  instances  of  potential  State  aid  to  the 
Commission under Article 108 of the Treaty. 

(20)  Hungary should inform the Commission  on a regular basis of the implementation  of 
the planned public expenditure, in order to enable the Commission to assess the extent 
to which Hungary has implemented that expenditure. 

(21)  The  decision  to  provide  financial  assistance  has  been  reached  taking  into  account 
existing  and  expected  needs  of  Hungary,  as  well  as  requests  for  financial  assistance 
pursuant  to  Regulation  (EU)  2020/672  already  submitted  or  planned  to be  submitted 
by other Member States, while applying the principles of equal  treatment,  solidarity, 
proportionality and transparency 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Hungary fulfils the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/672.   

Article 1 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Article 2 

The Union shall make available to Hungary a loan amounting to a maximum of EUR 
504 330 000. The loan shall have a maximum average maturity of 15 years. 

The availability period for financial assistance  granted by this Decision shall  be 18 
months starting from the first day after this Decision has taken effect.  

The  Union  financial  assistance  shall  be  made  available  by  the  Commission  to 
Hungary in a maximum of eight instalments. An instalment may be disbursed in one 
or several tranches. The maturities of the tranches under the first instalment may be 
longer than the maximum average maturity referred to in paragraph 1. In such cases, 
the maturities of further tranches shall be set so that the maximum average maturity 
referred to in paragraph 1 is respected once all instalments have been disbursed.  

The  first  instalment  shall  be  released  subject  to  the  entry  into  force  of  the  loan 
agreement provided for in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/672.  

Hungary  shall  pay  the  cost  of  the  funding  of  the  Union  referred  to  in  Article  4  of 
Regulation (EU) 2020/672 for each instalment plus any fees, costs and expenses of 
the Union resulting from any funding related to the loan granted under paragraph 1 
of this Article.  

The Commission shall decide on the size and release of instalments, as well as on the 
size of the tranches.  

1. Hungary may finance the following measures: 

Article 3  

(a) 

temporary  support  for  upgrading  accommodation  in  tourist  destinations  in  order  to 
retain the existing workforce as provided for by Government Resolution 2080/2020 

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(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

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(i) 

(j) 

(k) 

(l) 

(m) 

on the national development of accommodation, for the part of expenditure related to 
the support of self-employed and one-person companies; 

temporary support for food-processing companies  as  provided for by the Decree of 
Minister  of  Agriculture  No.  25/2020,  for  the  part  of  expenditure  related  to  the 
support of self-employed and one-person companies; 

temporary  support  for  horticultural  companies  in  the  sectors  of  growing  non-
perennial crops and of plant propagation as provided for by the Decree of Minister of 
Agriculture  No.  26/2020,  for  the  part  of  expenditure  related  to  the  support  of  self-
employed and one-person companies; 

temporary  support  for  fish  farming  companies,  as  provided  for  by  the  Decree  of 
Minister  of  Agriculture  No.  30/2020,  for  the  part  of  expenditure  related  to  the 
support of self-employed and one-person companies; 

the extension, until 30 June 2020, of those child care benefits which expired during 
the  period  of  the  state  of  danger,  as  provided  for  by  Government  Decree  No. 
59/2020. (III. 23.) and Act LVIII of 2020 Article 71; 

the  suspension  of  the  employers’  social  contribution  tax  in  certain  sectors  for  the 
period from March to December 2020, as provided for by Article 4 a) of Government 
Decree No. 47/2020 (as amended), for the part of expenditure related to companies 
that  reduce  or  suspend  working  time  or  when  the  employees  were  continuously  in 
employment; 

exemptions from the employers’ training levy in certain  sectors for the period from 
March to December 2020, as provided for by Article 4 a) of Government Decree No. 
47/2020 (as amended), for the part of expenditure related to companies that reduce or 
suspend working time or when the employees were continuously in employment; 

the reduction of the rehabilitation contribution tax of employers in certain sectors for 
the period from March to June 2020, as provided for by Article 4 a) of Government 
Decree No. 47/2020 (as amended), for the part of expenditure related to companies 
that  reduce  or  suspend  working  time  or  when  the  employees  were  continuously  in 
employment; 

a tax exemption for small tax-payers from the lump sum tax ("KATA") regime in 26 
activities,  for  the  period  from  March  to  June  2020,  as  provided  for  by  Article  5  of 
Government Decree No. 47/2020 (as amended), for the part of expenditure related to 
the support of self-employed and one-person companies; 

the  exclusion  of  personnel  costs  from  the  tax  base  of  the  small  enterprise  tax 
("KIVA") in certain sectors, for the period from March to June 2020, as provided for 
by Government Decree No. 47/2020 (as amended), for the part of expenditure related 
to  companies  that  reduce  or  suspend  working  time  or  when  the  employees  were 
continuously in employment; 

a lump sum benefit for healthcare workers as an acknowledgment of their extra work 
during the pandemic, as provided for by Government Decree No. 275/2020; 

costs related to special measures to control the pandemic introduced in state-owned 
companies; 

costs  related  to  special  measures  to  control  the  pandemic  and  protect  the  personal 
health of state officials, as provided for by Government Decree No. 250/2014 (X. 2.) 
on Directorate-General for Public Procurement and Supply (KEF); 

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costs related to infrastructure and investments in hospitals for high level protection of 
healthcare  workers  and  patients,  as  provided  for  by  Government  Resolution 
1012/2020 on Operative Staff Management; 

direct costs of personal protection tools and equipment in hospitals and other health 
care institutions  for high level  protection of healthcare workers,  as provided for by 
Government Resolution 1012/2020 on Operative Staff Management.  

Hungary shall inform the Commission by … [six months after the date of publication of this 
Decision],  and  every  six  months  thereafter  of  the  implementation  of  the  planned  public 
expenditure until that planned public expenditure has been fully implemented. 

Article 4 

This Decision is addressed to Hungary. 

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification to the addressee. 

Article 5 

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.  

Done at Brussels, 

Article 6 

For the Council 
The President 

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