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Hungary Plans To Introduce Low-Cost Internet Service
- 12 Nov 2015 12:55 AM
- tech
The government plans to introduce a low-cost basic internet service, drop the VAT on internet services to 18% and develop free Wi-Fi in all towns and villages, daily Magyar Idők said citing anonymous sources close to the government. Based on the findings of a public consultation about the internet and talks with market players, interest representation bodies in the sector and civil organisations, ...
Mandatory For Hungarian Local Councils To Provide Meals For Children In School Holidays From 2016
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will propose to parliament that local councils should be obliged to provide free meals for needy children during all school holidays from Jan. 1, a state secretary of the human resources ministry announced. Károly Czibere said that the government will fully reimburse municipalities and 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) in 2016 will be made available.
Dialogue For Hungary Appeals To Minister On Child Hunger
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) has appealed to the human resources minister in an open letter for the ruling parties’ support to eliminate the problem of starving children. PM co-leader Tímea Szabó said that all parties should acknowledge the necessity of eliminating child hunger as a national minimum irrespective of party politics.
Xpat Opinion: Bill On Hungarian Undercover Agents Criticised
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent conservative commentators reject out of hand the idea that media enterprises could be compelled to employ secret service agents. The bill containing such a passage on ‘content providers’ is part of a 34 page package tabled by the Minister of Home Affairs in Parliament last week.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Border Fence Costs
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Materials and equipment used in the recent construction of the border fence between Hungary and Serbia were purchased at 5-8 times the market price, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Deputy leader István Apáti said that the government had provided “confusing” answers to relevant questions and added that his party would file a criminal complaint under suspicion of abuse of public funds.
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Govt Could Set Minimum Sales Staff Requirement At Retailers
- 5 Nov 2015 12:30 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s government is on course to draft legislation in the next two weeks which would set a minimum staff requirement for shops over 400sqm, business daily Világgazdaság said. The draft bill would require that retailers make at least one staff member available to shoppers for every 70sqm of space during business hours, the paper said. The possibility of such a measure could be a source of ...
Hungary's OTP Bank Chairman Csányi On Forbes List Of Billionaires
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has become the first Hungarian to be included on the list of the world’s dollar billionaires, complied by US-based Forbes magazine. He is the richest Hungarian with an estimated net worth of Ft 287.9 billion, or approximately $1.01 billion.
National Bank of Hungary To Launch Growth Supporting Programme
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary will launch a Growth Supporting Programme (GSP) in January with the aim of increasing the banking sector’s lending to small and medium-sized firms by 250-400 billion forints, or 5-10% of total corporate lending stock, in 2016. The GSP comprises the final phase of the NBH’s Funding for Growth Scheme (FGS) as well as a package of incentives for active lenders dubbed the ...
Hungary Plans To Introduce Low-Cost Internet Service
- 12 Nov 2015 12:55 AM
- tech
The government plans to introduce a low-cost basic internet service, drop the VAT on internet services to 18% and develop free Wi-Fi in all towns and villages, daily Magyar Idők said citing anonymous sources close to the government. Based on the findings of a public consultation about the internet and talks with market players, interest representation bodies in the sector and civil organisations, ...
Mandatory For Hungarian Local Councils To Provide Meals For Children In School Holidays From 2016
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will propose to parliament that local councils should be obliged to provide free meals for needy children during all school holidays from Jan. 1, a state secretary of the human resources ministry announced. Károly Czibere said that the government will fully reimburse municipalities and 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) in 2016 will be made available.
Dialogue For Hungary Appeals To Minister On Child Hunger
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) has appealed to the human resources minister in an open letter for the ruling parties’ support to eliminate the problem of starving children. PM co-leader Tímea Szabó said that all parties should acknowledge the necessity of eliminating child hunger as a national minimum irrespective of party politics.
Xpat Opinion: Bill On Hungarian Undercover Agents Criticised
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent conservative commentators reject out of hand the idea that media enterprises could be compelled to employ secret service agents. The bill containing such a passage on ‘content providers’ is part of a 34 page package tabled by the Minister of Home Affairs in Parliament last week.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Border Fence Costs
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Materials and equipment used in the recent construction of the border fence between Hungary and Serbia were purchased at 5-8 times the market price, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Deputy leader István Apáti said that the government had provided “confusing” answers to relevant questions and added that his party would file a criminal complaint under suspicion of abuse of public funds.
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Govt Could Set Minimum Sales Staff Requirement At Retailers
- 5 Nov 2015 12:30 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s government is on course to draft legislation in the next two weeks which would set a minimum staff requirement for shops over 400sqm, business daily Világgazdaság said. The draft bill would require that retailers make at least one staff member available to shoppers for every 70sqm of space during business hours, the paper said. The possibility of such a measure could be a source of ...
Hungary's OTP Bank Chairman Csányi On Forbes List Of Billionaires
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has become the first Hungarian to be included on the list of the world’s dollar billionaires, complied by US-based Forbes magazine. He is the richest Hungarian with an estimated net worth of Ft 287.9 billion, or approximately $1.01 billion.
National Bank of Hungary To Launch Growth Supporting Programme
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary will launch a Growth Supporting Programme (GSP) in January with the aim of increasing the banking sector’s lending to small and medium-sized firms by 250-400 billion forints, or 5-10% of total corporate lending stock, in 2016. The GSP comprises the final phase of the NBH’s Funding for Growth Scheme (FGS) as well as a package of incentives for active lenders dubbed the ...