The diagram suggests that what we may be seeing now is the flip side of the fear-driven layoffs that occurred during the worst part of the recession, as firms have become sufficiently confident to move their workforces into closer alignment with the expected demand for their products.
In addition to possibly subsidised set-up of POS terminals, we are also thinking about regulating the level of interchange fees. Despite some declines, interchange fees remain too high in Hungary. Therefore, our intention is to somehow reduce the fee level, either by following the US and Australian examples or by reacting to recent European developments.