Editing Economy of Hungary (section)

=== Institutional quality ===
Twenty years after the change of the regime, [[Political corruption|corruption]] remains a severe issue in Hungary.<ref name="5463hungary__corruption_">{{cite web |url=http://reportingproject.net/prosecution/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1 |title=Hungary: Corruption continues |date=16 December 2008 |publisher=[[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project]] |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> According to [[Transparency International]] Hungary, almost one-third of top managers claim they regularly bribe politicians.<ref name="5463hungary__corruption_" /> Most people (42%) in Hungary think that the sector most affected by bribery is the political party system.<ref name="1766global_corruption_ba">{{cite web |url=http://www.transparency.org/content/download/43788/701097 |title=Global Corruption Barometer 2009 |author1=Riaño, Juanita |author2=Hodess, Robin |author3=Evans, Alastair |date=16 December 2008 |publisher=Transparency International|page=8 |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607054124/http://www.transparency.org/content/download/43788/701097 |archive-date=7 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Bribery is common in the [[Healthcare in Hungary|healthcare system]] in the form of gratitude payment–92% of all people think that some payment should be made to the head surgeon conducting a heart operation or an obstetrician for a child birth.<ref name="1046hidden_in_an_envelop">{{cite web |url=http://www.colbud.hu/honesty-trust/kornai/pub01.PDF |title=Hidden in an Envelope: Gratitude Payments to Medical Doctors in Hungary |author=János Kornai |date=16 December 2008 |page=13 |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721105027/http://www.colbud.hu/honesty-trust/kornai/pub01.PDF |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Another problem is the administrative burden: in terms of the ease of doing business, Hungary ranks 47th out of 183 countries in the world.<ref name="5276doing_business______">{{cite web |url=http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/CountryProfiles/HUN.pdf |title=Doing Business 2010 – Hungary |year=2009 |publisher=The World Bank |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=3 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002184936/http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/CountryProfiles/HUN.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2009}}</ref> The five days' time<ref name="key_development_data" /> required to start a new business ranks 29th, and the country is 122nd concerning the ease of paying taxes.<ref name="3758paying_taxes________">{{cite web |url=http://www.doingbusiness.org/documents/FullReport/2010/Paying-Taxes-2010.pdf |title=Paying Taxes 2010 – The Global Picture |year=2009 |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref>

In accordance with the theory of the [[separation of powers]], the judicial system is independent from the legislative and the executive branches.<ref name="4430background_note__hun">{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26566.htm |title=Background Note: Hungary | date=June 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> Consequently, courts and prosecutions are not influenced by the government. However, the legal system is slow and overburdened, which makes proceedings and rulings lengthy and inefficient.<ref name="3455hungary_investment_c">{{cite web |url=http://www.eubusiness.com/europe/hungary/invest |title=Hungary Investment Climate 2009 |author=Ina Mimireva |date=29 October 2009 |publisher=EUbusiness |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> Such a justice system is hardly capable of prosecuting corruption and protecting the country's financial interests.<ref name="5463hungary__corruption_" />