BUDAPEST, June 5 (Reuters) - Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, ‌Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government ‌spokeswoman said, calling the move a first step towards regulating the ​inflow of guest workers.

• Prime Minister Peter Magyar's Tisza party, which ended right-wing leader Viktor Orban's 16-year rule in an April 12 election landslide, has said it ‌would stop issuing ⁠visas to workers from outside the European Union from June.

• Government to tighten employment ⁠opportunities for guest workers over what it says are concerns they are pushing down local salaries, spokeswoman Vanda ​Szondi told ​a media briefing.

• Foreign ​workers account for just ‌2% of Hungary's workforce based on official statistics, but some sectors, like services and manufacturing, are heavily reliant on foreign workers.

• Government to change decree allowing manpower companies to import workers in a simplified procedure ‌from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia ​as of Friday.

• Employees already ​present can still ​apply for an extension, while requests already ‌submitted would be assessed.

• Government ​calls reforms ​a first step in a planned long-term solution.

• Some of Hungary's largest foreign investors have said ​a complete halt ‌to the inflow of guest workers would hit ​companies and the wider economy.

(Reporting by Gergely ​Szakacs, Editing by William Maclean)