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on 9 March 2008. The proposals would cancel government reforms which introduced doctor visit fees paid per visitation and medical fees paid per number of days spent in hospital as well as tuition fees in higher education. All three were supported by a majority of voters. Prime Minister
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stated that the fees would be abolished on 1 April 2008 following the referendum, but that the government had no funds available to replace the income lost for the higher educations institutions and health institutions due to the abolishment of the fees.
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Do you agree that family doctor care, dentistry care and special outpatient care should be exempt from consultation fees with effect from 1 January in the year after the referendum is held on the present issue?
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Egyetért-e Ön azzal, hogy a háziorvosi ellátásért, fogászati ellátásért és a járóbeteg-szakellátásért a jelen kérdésben megtartott népszavazást követő év január 1-jétől ne kelljen vizitdíjat fizetni?
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Voting was possible between 6:00 and 19:00. Official results showed that the necessary votes were achieved, with a turnout of over 50% (higher than opinion polls had expected).
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Egyetért-e Ön azzal, hogy a fekvőbeteg-gyógyintézeti ellátásért a jelen kérdésben megtartott népszavazást követő év január 1-jétől ne kelljen kórházi napidíjat fizetni?
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Do you agree that inpatient care should be exempt from daily hospital fees with effect from 1 January in the year after the referendum is held on the present issue?
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To be valid, the referendum required at least 25% of the about 8 million eligible voters to vote in favour of one of the options.
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to announce that his party would quit the coalition by 1 May 2008. This also meant that the MSZP formed the first
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Do you agree that students in state-subsidised higher education should be exempt from tuition fees?
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Hungary's ruling MSZP vows to stick to medical reforms despite referendum - People's Daily Online
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On the day of the referendum, the following turnout data was reported:
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A referendum on revoking some medical and tuition fees was held in
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coalition suffered a heavy defeat. After Prime Minister
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posters at Hungarian fees abolishment referendum, 2008.
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