712 result(s) for announcement
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Student Loan Becomes Interest Free
- 20 Sep 2017 9:04 AM
- business
The government abolished interest payments on the so-called student loan No 2, the tuition fee student loan, state secretary of the Human Resources Ministry Katalin Novák announced on Tuesday. This also effects the loans which had already been taken up, she added.
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.
Foreign Minister Welcomes Hungarian-Dutch Truck Deal
- 27 Aug 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s foreign minister has welcomed that the Hungarian-owned transportation and logistics company Révész Group would purchase 370 new trucks from the Dutch company DAF.
Local Opinion: Migration Still In Focus In Hungarian Media
- 10 Aug 2017 9:54 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a liberal commentator accuse the government of fomenting anti-immigrant hysteria. A pro-government columnist welcomes the government’s announcement to offer asylum to an Iranian Christian girl facing deportation from Sweden.
'Jazz In The Summer' - Alba Regia Festival, Székesfehérvár, 7 - 9 August
- 6 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: The best Hungarian jazz and funk musicians will perform concerts in downtown of Székesfehérvár from 7 to 9 August. Random Trip, Veronica Harcsa, United Experience, Babos-László-Tátrai Trio and Mike Gotthard Electric Shock will be playing this year at Alba Regia Festival.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Student Loan Becomes Interest Free
- 20 Sep 2017 9:04 AM
- business
The government abolished interest payments on the so-called student loan No 2, the tuition fee student loan, state secretary of the Human Resources Ministry Katalin Novák announced on Tuesday. This also effects the loans which had already been taken up, she added.
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.
Foreign Minister Welcomes Hungarian-Dutch Truck Deal
- 27 Aug 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s foreign minister has welcomed that the Hungarian-owned transportation and logistics company Révész Group would purchase 370 new trucks from the Dutch company DAF.
Local Opinion: Migration Still In Focus In Hungarian Media
- 10 Aug 2017 9:54 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a liberal commentator accuse the government of fomenting anti-immigrant hysteria. A pro-government columnist welcomes the government’s announcement to offer asylum to an Iranian Christian girl facing deportation from Sweden.
'Jazz In The Summer' - Alba Regia Festival, Székesfehérvár, 7 - 9 August
- 6 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: The best Hungarian jazz and funk musicians will perform concerts in downtown of Székesfehérvár from 7 to 9 August. Random Trip, Veronica Harcsa, United Experience, Babos-László-Tátrai Trio and Mike Gotthard Electric Shock will be playing this year at Alba Regia Festival.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.