2,266 result(s) for billion forint
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels Suspends Social Infrastructure Fund Payments
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
As the European Commission decides to withhold structural funds, a left-wing commentator fears that Hungarian taxpayers will have to pay billions of Forints if the projects are rejected by the EU.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Govt To Finalise Structure Of New State School Manager In April
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will decide on the structure of the new state institution to replace central schools manager Klik next month, Klik chief Annamária Pölöskei told the daily Magyar Idők. The government’s aim is to have the new state school manager up and running by the beginning of July, Pölöskei said.
Half A Million Bank Accounts Wound Up Since Transaction Tax Introduced
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Over 520,000 retail bank accounts have been wound up since the introduction of the transaction tax in 2013, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing National Bank of Hungary data, the paper said that there were 9.32 million private individual bank accounts at the end of last year, the lowest number since the bank started tracking this kind of data in 2010.
Hope On The HÉV
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The operation of the suburban railway lines, the so-called HÉV, has been the subject of disagreement between the capital and the government of late. Now it looks like the brotherly fight might end with a positive result, namely some new trains.
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Parlt Passes Law Establishing National Building Societies
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill that establishes national building societies and adds to members’ savings with a state subsidy. The bill, submitted just a day earlier by Antal Rogán, the prime minister’s cabinet chief, was approved in an expedited procedure with 113 votes in favour, 46 against and no abstentions.
Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels Suspends Social Infrastructure Fund Payments
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
As the European Commission decides to withhold structural funds, a left-wing commentator fears that Hungarian taxpayers will have to pay billions of Forints if the projects are rejected by the EU.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Govt To Finalise Structure Of New State School Manager In April
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will decide on the structure of the new state institution to replace central schools manager Klik next month, Klik chief Annamária Pölöskei told the daily Magyar Idők. The government’s aim is to have the new state school manager up and running by the beginning of July, Pölöskei said.
Half A Million Bank Accounts Wound Up Since Transaction Tax Introduced
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Over 520,000 retail bank accounts have been wound up since the introduction of the transaction tax in 2013, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing National Bank of Hungary data, the paper said that there were 9.32 million private individual bank accounts at the end of last year, the lowest number since the bank started tracking this kind of data in 2010.
Hope On The HÉV
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The operation of the suburban railway lines, the so-called HÉV, has been the subject of disagreement between the capital and the government of late. Now it looks like the brotherly fight might end with a positive result, namely some new trains.
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Parlt Passes Law Establishing National Building Societies
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill that establishes national building societies and adds to members’ savings with a state subsidy. The bill, submitted just a day earlier by Antal Rogán, the prime minister’s cabinet chief, was approved in an expedited procedure with 113 votes in favour, 46 against and no abstentions.
Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...