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Voted to Make December 24th a Public Holiday

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It has been decided that December 24th will be a public holiday this year. The National Assembly adopted the proposal with 193 votes in favor, and most shops will be closed.

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Magyar Péter miniszterelnök külön kiemelte, hogy ezt a javaslatot a Fidesz-KDNP korábban 15x leszavazta, most végre a Tisza kétharmad miatt simán átment a javaslat, így szentestére sokkal nyugodtabban, családiasabban készülhetünk. Igaz, akadt, aki ebbe is belekottt. A miniszterelnök ugyanis késő délelőtti posztjában így fogalmazott: A Fidesz-KDNP eddig 15-ször szavazta le, hogy december 24-e munkaszüneti nap legyen. A TISZA ma megszavazta már ig…

The National Assembly declared December 24 a public holiday. The justification is that Christmas Eve is an important part of the Christmas holiday, family gatherings and religious traditions, and the new regulation makes the day off predictable from year to year. Péter Magyar reminded that Fidesz–KDNP has voted down the initiative 15 times in recent years.

According to the labor code, even for this year's Christmas Eve shift, there is a 100 percent holiday bonus. This means a gross increase of 14,841 forints on the monthly minimum wage for an eight-hour workday, and the December salary can increase by more than 17,000 forints on the guaranteed minimum wage. However, for those who stay home because of the holiday, it doesn't matter whether they work on a monthly or hourly wage.

For the first time this year, December 24 will be an official holiday in Hungary. The National Assembly unanimously approved the Tisza Party’s bill on Tuesday, meaning that most employees will not have to work on Christmas Eve. Most shops will be closed, but there will be exceptions. The National Assembly approved the December 24th holiday with 193 votes in favor, no votes against, and no abstentions at its Tuesday session […]

This year, Christmas Eve in Hungary will no longer have to be worked on December 12: the National Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday, November 3, to make December 24 an official holiday. The decision was supported by 193 deputies, with no votes against or abstentions. The change also affects those working in commerce, as the majority of shops will have to remain closed, although the law provides for several exceptions. […]

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telex.hu broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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