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Half A Million Bank Accounts Wound Up Since Transaction Tax Introduced
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Over 520,000 retail bank accounts have been wound up since the introduction of the transaction tax in 2013, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing National Bank of Hungary data, the paper said that there were 9.32 million private individual bank accounts at the end of last year, the lowest number since the bank started tracking this kind of data in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Spending By Bank Cards Up 27%
- 17 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
- shopping
Transactions by bank cards rose 12% to 112 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, reaching Ft 841 billion in value, a 27% annual increase, according to figures from the MNB. Contactless cards accounted for 38% of all transactions, a rise of 240% from the previous year, and for 24% of all spending, an increase of 280%.
Socialists Set Up Anti - Corruption Transparency Working Group
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Wednesday set up a transparency working group aimed at “putting an end to institutionalised government theft” of public funds and corruption, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee said.
Vona Denies Russian Financial Support
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik president Gábor Vona firmly denied in an interview with Magyar Idõk that his party has ever received or would accept financial support from Russia. “I would not accept any foreign funds. By the way, while we are at it, I would support the idea of examining the foreign funding of all the parliamentary parties,” he declared.
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Govt To Green - Light New Tourism Agency
- 1 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- travel
The government could finalise plans as early as next week to set up a new state tourism agency that will be a part of the development ministry, the prime minister’s cabinet chief said. Addressing a conference, Antal Rogán said tourism makes up about 10% of Hungary’s GDP, which he said was “not a bad contribution”, but added that in certain other central European countries tourism accounts for 15% ...
Budapest Sport University Compromises On Expansion
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Local residents’ opinions are being taken into account in the Ft 36.8 billion expansion of the Sports University campus on Csörsz utca in Budapest’s First District, ministerial commissioner Árpád Gyetvai told a Tuesday press conference on the plans.
Half A Million Bank Accounts Wound Up Since Transaction Tax Introduced
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Over 520,000 retail bank accounts have been wound up since the introduction of the transaction tax in 2013, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing National Bank of Hungary data, the paper said that there were 9.32 million private individual bank accounts at the end of last year, the lowest number since the bank started tracking this kind of data in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Spending By Bank Cards Up 27%
- 17 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
- shopping
Transactions by bank cards rose 12% to 112 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, reaching Ft 841 billion in value, a 27% annual increase, according to figures from the MNB. Contactless cards accounted for 38% of all transactions, a rise of 240% from the previous year, and for 24% of all spending, an increase of 280%.
Socialists Set Up Anti - Corruption Transparency Working Group
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Wednesday set up a transparency working group aimed at “putting an end to institutionalised government theft” of public funds and corruption, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee said.
Vona Denies Russian Financial Support
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik president Gábor Vona firmly denied in an interview with Magyar Idõk that his party has ever received or would accept financial support from Russia. “I would not accept any foreign funds. By the way, while we are at it, I would support the idea of examining the foreign funding of all the parliamentary parties,” he declared.
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Govt To Green - Light New Tourism Agency
- 1 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- travel
The government could finalise plans as early as next week to set up a new state tourism agency that will be a part of the development ministry, the prime minister’s cabinet chief said. Addressing a conference, Antal Rogán said tourism makes up about 10% of Hungary’s GDP, which he said was “not a bad contribution”, but added that in certain other central European countries tourism accounts for 15% ...
Budapest Sport University Compromises On Expansion
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Local residents’ opinions are being taken into account in the Ft 36.8 billion expansion of the Sports University campus on Csörsz utca in Budapest’s First District, ministerial commissioner Árpád Gyetvai told a Tuesday press conference on the plans.