155 result(s) for austerity
Petition Drive Against Gov't Plan to Scrap KATA Tax Launched by Opposition Party DK
- 30 May 2022 7:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch a petition drive in protest against plans by the government to scrap the preferential Itemised Tax for Small Businesses (KATA), the opposition party’s parliamentary group spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Expansion of 'Special Legal Order' Coming in Hungary?
- 25 Apr 2022 6:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is mulling an amendment to the Fundamental Law, to expand the scope of the special legal order to include humanitarian catastrophes and war in a neighbouring country, government spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi told news channel M1 on Friday.
Paks Nuclear Plant Upgrade to Continue
- 7 Apr 2022 7:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant, PM Orbán said that Hungary had a general objection against European sanctions against Russia, but “since unity within the EU is important, Hungary approves such measures unless they do not impact vital Hungarian interests”.
Márki-Zay Responsible for Hungary’s Opposition Defeat, Says Jobbik Leader
- 5 Apr 2022 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition Péter Márki-Zay is responsible for the defeat of the opposition, Jobbik leader Péter Jakab said, reacting to the outcome of Sunday’s general election in which Fidesz won a fourth successive supermajority.
'Hungary Can’t Help Ukrainians by Destroying Itself', Says PM Orbán
- 2 Apr 2022 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“We condemn the Russian attack, but we cannot help the Ukrainians if we destroy ourselves in the meantime,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. Some countries have shipping and storage capacities allowing them to manage without Russian oil or gas, he said, said it was “not a question of putting on a pullover and turning the heating down or paying a few forints more for gas.”
NATO & EU Summits About Competing Strategies, Says PM Orbán
- 1 Apr 2022 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning last week’s NATO and EU summits, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the meetings had been about competing strategies. It is clear that there is a group of countries that want NATO to play as big a role as possible in this conflict, he said.
Change of Gov't Needed to Handle Fallout of Ukraine War, Say Hungarian Socialists
- 28 Mar 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The united opposition insists that voters can only avoid the fallout of the war in Ukraine if they head to the polls and change the government, the co-leader of the Socialist Party told an online press briefing on Sunday, a week before Hungary’s general election.
Hungary Asserts Interests at NATO Summit, Not Sending Soldiers, Weapons to Ukraine
- 25 Mar 2022 3:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's standpoint and the national interest were successfully asserted at the NATO summit, Viktor Orbán said.
Hungarian Opposition Party DK: Fidesz Ready for Post-Election Austerity
- 24 Mar 2022 6:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Fidesz government is preparing a post-election austerity package, an opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) official has said.
Petition Drive Against Gov't Plan to Scrap KATA Tax Launched by Opposition Party DK
- 30 May 2022 7:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch a petition drive in protest against plans by the government to scrap the preferential Itemised Tax for Small Businesses (KATA), the opposition party’s parliamentary group spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Expansion of 'Special Legal Order' Coming in Hungary?
- 25 Apr 2022 6:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is mulling an amendment to the Fundamental Law, to expand the scope of the special legal order to include humanitarian catastrophes and war in a neighbouring country, government spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi told news channel M1 on Friday.
Paks Nuclear Plant Upgrade to Continue
- 7 Apr 2022 7:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant, PM Orbán said that Hungary had a general objection against European sanctions against Russia, but “since unity within the EU is important, Hungary approves such measures unless they do not impact vital Hungarian interests”.
Márki-Zay Responsible for Hungary’s Opposition Defeat, Says Jobbik Leader
- 5 Apr 2022 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition Péter Márki-Zay is responsible for the defeat of the opposition, Jobbik leader Péter Jakab said, reacting to the outcome of Sunday’s general election in which Fidesz won a fourth successive supermajority.
'Hungary Can’t Help Ukrainians by Destroying Itself', Says PM Orbán
- 2 Apr 2022 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“We condemn the Russian attack, but we cannot help the Ukrainians if we destroy ourselves in the meantime,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. Some countries have shipping and storage capacities allowing them to manage without Russian oil or gas, he said, said it was “not a question of putting on a pullover and turning the heating down or paying a few forints more for gas.”
NATO & EU Summits About Competing Strategies, Says PM Orbán
- 1 Apr 2022 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning last week’s NATO and EU summits, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the meetings had been about competing strategies. It is clear that there is a group of countries that want NATO to play as big a role as possible in this conflict, he said.
Change of Gov't Needed to Handle Fallout of Ukraine War, Say Hungarian Socialists
- 28 Mar 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The united opposition insists that voters can only avoid the fallout of the war in Ukraine if they head to the polls and change the government, the co-leader of the Socialist Party told an online press briefing on Sunday, a week before Hungary’s general election.
Hungary Asserts Interests at NATO Summit, Not Sending Soldiers, Weapons to Ukraine
- 25 Mar 2022 3:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's standpoint and the national interest were successfully asserted at the NATO summit, Viktor Orbán said.
Hungarian Opposition Party DK: Fidesz Ready for Post-Election Austerity
- 24 Mar 2022 6:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Fidesz government is preparing a post-election austerity package, an opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) official has said.

















