Hungarian lawmakers have unanimously approved a plan to reduce their own salaries and allowances by 40 percent. This move is part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar's efforts to cut administrative costs.

Hungarian lawmakers unanimously voted to slash their incomes and allowances on Monday, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to reduce administrative costs. Critics had previously accused Magyar’s predecessor, nationalist premier Viktor Orban, of providing high salaries in an attempt to placate opposition deputies. Magyar, whose party filled with political newcomers won the April 12 elections by a landslide, was among those highly critical of the practice. All 189 representatives present in the.....