Neither the Hungarian public sector, nor a very large number of European public administrations lead the process towards a more progressive payment pattern and SEPA migration respectively. We know from the recent communication of the European Commission, that the share of SEPA credit transfers out of all credit transfers undertaken by public administration is below 10% e.g. in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France.
4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  Therefore we can say, that public authorities’ behaviour in the payments market can be in sharp contrast to what their public policy intentions and communication are. Public authorities should start change with themselves. Returning to Hungarian fields we see vast opportunities in the reduction of cash usage in public sector.