Just a week after his visit with former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Radio this morning that he may borrow some of Trump’s ideas on foreign policy and the economy, reports Hungarian news outlet Magyar Nemzet.
“I also spoke to the president about economic issues, if only because we have a very good relationship with the team that works with him, which also writes his economic and foreign policy programs.”
Orbán noted that they have “been involved” with solidifying Trump’s agenda in terms of stopping migration and family policy, where, the Hungarian prime minister said, “We have quite a lot of authority.”
On the flip side, Orbán told the radio program that there were some points in Trump’s program he would be happy to bring to Hungary, namely economic measures, as early as next year. Without going into detail on what these may be, the Hungarian prime minister noted Trump’s focus on competitiveness and industry, areas in which he intimated Hungary could also improve.
However, on Trump’s proposal to no longer tax tips, Orbán seemed convinced this was a good idea for Hungary as well.
“If Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, he will implement this in the U.S. I think this is very remarkable, I don’t see the need to tax tipping in Hungary either,” he said.
