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Parliament Hits Budapest Airport With Huge Tax Bill
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport, operator of the city’s international airport, will have to pay Ft 2.25 billion in taxes this year, more than three times the Ft 675 million paid last year, under a bill passed by Parliament yesterday. The bill, put forward by 17th District Fidesz mayor Levente Riz, rezones much of the airport land to make it subject to local taxes.
LMP Referendum Drive Fails In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP collected 160,000 signatures for its referendum initiative, falling short of the 200,000 required to force a referendum, MP Gábor Vágó announced on Monday. The gathering of 100,000 signatures is enough to compel Parliament to decide whether to call a referendum.
Hungarian Treasury Issues Puskás Memorial Coin
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Treasury has completed a series of 12 commemorative coins entitled Great Hungarians by marking the 85th birthday of 1950s footballer Ferenc Puskás. The memorial coin is brass laced with 24-carat gold.
Hungarian Caterers Wary Of New Smoking Ban
- 2 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
"The law banning smoking in all bars and restaurants, effective April 1, will not affect high-end restaurants, whereas small units and bars might see serious declines in income, according to honorary chairman Tamás Háber of small restaurant and pub association MVI.
Hungarian PM Orbán Envisions Rubik Museum
- 2 Apr 2012 9:05 AM
- property
"A museum shaped like a giant Rubik’s cube is to be built in Budapest to present Hungarian intellectual achievements of the past 1,100 years, it was announced on Friday. Balázs Fürjes, government commissioner for major development projects in the capital, said work will start at the Buda side of the Rákóczi Bridge (the former Lágymányos Bridge) in 2014 and the exhibition centre can open its doors ...
HUF 1bn Health Insurance Scam Revealed In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) has uncovered the biggest systematic fraud of the Hungarian health insurance system yet discovered, it was announced yesterday. The NNI proposes the indictment of 31 people including 18 doctors, several assistants and pharmacists.
Nokia Hungary Begins Job Cuts In Komárom
- 30 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"Some 1,200 employees of Nokia received notices of dismissal yesterday, as the mobile-phone maker began the first wave of job cuts at its Komárom factory. The Finnish company announced layoffs of 2,300, roughly half of the Hungarian workforce, in February as it moves production of smart phones closer to suppliers and markets in Asia.
Xpat Interview: HMA Jonathan Knott, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Mar 2012 12:00 PM
Jonathan Knott was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary in March 2011 and arrived in Budapest in February 2012 to take up his post.
Hungarian Police 'Sheriff System' Expands In Budapest
- 29 Mar 2012 11:45 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest police will extend the so-called “sheriff” system recently tested for five months in the 16th, 17th and 18th Districts to the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Districts on an experimental basis.
Parliament Hits Budapest Airport With Huge Tax Bill
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport, operator of the city’s international airport, will have to pay Ft 2.25 billion in taxes this year, more than three times the Ft 675 million paid last year, under a bill passed by Parliament yesterday. The bill, put forward by 17th District Fidesz mayor Levente Riz, rezones much of the airport land to make it subject to local taxes.
LMP Referendum Drive Fails In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP collected 160,000 signatures for its referendum initiative, falling short of the 200,000 required to force a referendum, MP Gábor Vágó announced on Monday. The gathering of 100,000 signatures is enough to compel Parliament to decide whether to call a referendum.
Hungarian Treasury Issues Puskás Memorial Coin
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Treasury has completed a series of 12 commemorative coins entitled Great Hungarians by marking the 85th birthday of 1950s footballer Ferenc Puskás. The memorial coin is brass laced with 24-carat gold.
Hungarian Caterers Wary Of New Smoking Ban
- 2 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
"The law banning smoking in all bars and restaurants, effective April 1, will not affect high-end restaurants, whereas small units and bars might see serious declines in income, according to honorary chairman Tamás Háber of small restaurant and pub association MVI.
Hungarian PM Orbán Envisions Rubik Museum
- 2 Apr 2012 9:05 AM
- property
"A museum shaped like a giant Rubik’s cube is to be built in Budapest to present Hungarian intellectual achievements of the past 1,100 years, it was announced on Friday. Balázs Fürjes, government commissioner for major development projects in the capital, said work will start at the Buda side of the Rákóczi Bridge (the former Lágymányos Bridge) in 2014 and the exhibition centre can open its doors ...
HUF 1bn Health Insurance Scam Revealed In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) has uncovered the biggest systematic fraud of the Hungarian health insurance system yet discovered, it was announced yesterday. The NNI proposes the indictment of 31 people including 18 doctors, several assistants and pharmacists.
Nokia Hungary Begins Job Cuts In Komárom
- 30 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"Some 1,200 employees of Nokia received notices of dismissal yesterday, as the mobile-phone maker began the first wave of job cuts at its Komárom factory. The Finnish company announced layoffs of 2,300, roughly half of the Hungarian workforce, in February as it moves production of smart phones closer to suppliers and markets in Asia.
Xpat Interview: HMA Jonathan Knott, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Mar 2012 12:00 PM
Jonathan Knott was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary in March 2011 and arrived in Budapest in February 2012 to take up his post.
Hungarian Police 'Sheriff System' Expands In Budapest
- 29 Mar 2012 11:45 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest police will extend the so-called “sheriff” system recently tested for five months in the 16th, 17th and 18th Districts to the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Districts on an experimental basis.