99 result(s) for austerity measures
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
PM Proclaims Hungarian Victory In Dispute With EU Over Crisis Management
- 16 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has won the 18-month long dispute with Brussels on crisis management, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his Facebook site. A very important debate has ended between Hungary and the EU, he said, adding that the eurozone is struggling with a serious crisis and all countries are seeking appropriate crisis management.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Hungarian Minister Zoltán Kovács: Partial Solutions Are No Solutions
- 9 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On Wednesday evening Zoltán Kovács, Minister of state for Government Communication, and Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin took part in a political debate at the prestigious London School of Economics. The subject was the policies of the present Hungarian Government, and domestic and economic affairs in Hungary since the political transition of 1989-1990.
Hungarian Government Plans Austerity Measures
- 22 Feb 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The government is seeking proposals from ministries on reducing drug subsidies, cutting funding for Budapest public transport and on introducing an electronic toll system for motorways from the summer of 2013, in order to meet the 2012 and 2013 deficit targets, official gazette Magyar Közlöny reveals.
Exports Lower In December In Hungary
- 16 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Exports were down 0.9% year-on-year in December, in euro terms, while imports went up 0.1%, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. The trade surplus fell to €352.1 million from €413.6 million one year earlier.
Colling Accounting: Changes In Hungarian Tax Legislation 2011
- 17 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- specials
"2011 is the year of tax legislation changes, as tax laws this year have changed even more frequently than in previous years. Instead of – sometimes necessary, but often inspired by sudden ideas and consequently brush-fire nature (often surviving only for one year) – austerity measures taken in previous years, we can now witness the fundaments of an entirely different system taking form, which ...
Hungarian Economy Minister Matolcsy Outlines Reform Plans
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government plans to cut Ft 600-800 billion in spending to make up for revenue lost when the crisis taxes end in two years time, Economy Minister György Matolcsy told weekly magazine HVG.
CNBC On Hungary's "Economic Freedom War"
- 9 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Comments by Hungary’s government officials have been "very mixed" about the deficit targets, Peter Attard Montalto, analyst at Nomura in London, told CNBC on Friday, adding that the issue is fundamentally about the cabinet’s attitude to international lenders and austerity. He said the government’s current approach is fine for now, but the markets will "bite eventually".
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
PM Proclaims Hungarian Victory In Dispute With EU Over Crisis Management
- 16 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has won the 18-month long dispute with Brussels on crisis management, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his Facebook site. A very important debate has ended between Hungary and the EU, he said, adding that the eurozone is struggling with a serious crisis and all countries are seeking appropriate crisis management.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Hungarian Minister Zoltán Kovács: Partial Solutions Are No Solutions
- 9 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On Wednesday evening Zoltán Kovács, Minister of state for Government Communication, and Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin took part in a political debate at the prestigious London School of Economics. The subject was the policies of the present Hungarian Government, and domestic and economic affairs in Hungary since the political transition of 1989-1990.
Hungarian Government Plans Austerity Measures
- 22 Feb 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The government is seeking proposals from ministries on reducing drug subsidies, cutting funding for Budapest public transport and on introducing an electronic toll system for motorways from the summer of 2013, in order to meet the 2012 and 2013 deficit targets, official gazette Magyar Közlöny reveals.
Exports Lower In December In Hungary
- 16 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Exports were down 0.9% year-on-year in December, in euro terms, while imports went up 0.1%, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. The trade surplus fell to €352.1 million from €413.6 million one year earlier.
Colling Accounting: Changes In Hungarian Tax Legislation 2011
- 17 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- specials
"2011 is the year of tax legislation changes, as tax laws this year have changed even more frequently than in previous years. Instead of – sometimes necessary, but often inspired by sudden ideas and consequently brush-fire nature (often surviving only for one year) – austerity measures taken in previous years, we can now witness the fundaments of an entirely different system taking form, which ...
Hungarian Economy Minister Matolcsy Outlines Reform Plans
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government plans to cut Ft 600-800 billion in spending to make up for revenue lost when the crisis taxes end in two years time, Economy Minister György Matolcsy told weekly magazine HVG.
CNBC On Hungary's "Economic Freedom War"
- 9 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Comments by Hungary’s government officials have been "very mixed" about the deficit targets, Peter Attard Montalto, analyst at Nomura in London, told CNBC on Friday, adding that the issue is fundamentally about the cabinet’s attitude to international lenders and austerity. He said the government’s current approach is fine for now, but the markets will "bite eventually".