Hungary’s lawmakers have approved a substantial reduction in their own pay, voting unanimously to cut parliamentary salaries by 40 percent as part of an effort to ease pressure on state finances and signal greater political accountability amid a difficult budget environment. The measure was backed by all 189 deputies present during the vote and follows calls from Prime Minister Peter Magyar for elected officials to demonstrate restraint and responsibility.

Hungary’s parliament on Monday unanimously approved a sharp reduction in lawmakers’ salaries and allowances, backing Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s efforts to curb administrative…

New PM Peter Magyar had pushed for the cuts, saying that ‘besides humanity, it is about self-restraint and humility’.