2,266 result(s) for billion forint
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Hungary’s Defence Minister Outlines 2015 Tasks
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Major Hungarian defence tasks this year include introducing a career model in the armed forces and continuing the modernisation of military hardware with a special focus on purchasing a new helicopter fleet, the defence minister said.
Funding Doubles For Sure Start Children’s Homes In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The budget available for Sure Start (Biztos Kezdet) Children’s Homes for this year is 606 million forints (EUR 1.92M), Government Spokesperson Éva Kurucz said in Monor, near Budapest, at a press conference held jointly with Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere.
Govt Scheme To Help Diaspora Hungarians To Continue In 2015
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Programmes will continue this year under the Hungarian government’s Sándor Kőrösi Csoma scheme designed to help diaspora Hungarians maintain their Hungarian identity and language, a state secretary in the prime minister’s office said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On PM To Give Account Of His Wealth
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the prime minister to give a public account of his wealth. As Hungary’s foremost employee, Viktor Orbán should give the public a clear account of the sources of his income, which “he certainly couldn’t have earned through respectable work,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Self Store Budapest Boasts More Than 1,000 Renters
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian self-storage company Self Store Budapest has more than 1,000 customers six years after starting business in the Hungarian capital, and it expects to double this number in five years, managing director Márk Ablonczy said. The company has 15,000 square metres of storage space in three buildings but it will open a self-storage “plaza” in the north of the Hungarian capital with almost ...
Hungarian Tax Police Uncover HUF 3bn Tax Dodge
- 26 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungarian tax police have uncovered a crime ring operating through a network of Hungarian and Slovak companies, and the tax office (NAV) is demanding repayment of unlawfully claimed refunds of almost 3 billion forints (EUR 9.7m) in value-added tax, NAV said. Altogether 12 suspects have been taken into custody.
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Hungary’s Defence Minister Outlines 2015 Tasks
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Major Hungarian defence tasks this year include introducing a career model in the armed forces and continuing the modernisation of military hardware with a special focus on purchasing a new helicopter fleet, the defence minister said.
Funding Doubles For Sure Start Children’s Homes In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The budget available for Sure Start (Biztos Kezdet) Children’s Homes for this year is 606 million forints (EUR 1.92M), Government Spokesperson Éva Kurucz said in Monor, near Budapest, at a press conference held jointly with Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere.
Govt Scheme To Help Diaspora Hungarians To Continue In 2015
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Programmes will continue this year under the Hungarian government’s Sándor Kőrösi Csoma scheme designed to help diaspora Hungarians maintain their Hungarian identity and language, a state secretary in the prime minister’s office said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On PM To Give Account Of His Wealth
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the prime minister to give a public account of his wealth. As Hungary’s foremost employee, Viktor Orbán should give the public a clear account of the sources of his income, which “he certainly couldn’t have earned through respectable work,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Self Store Budapest Boasts More Than 1,000 Renters
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian self-storage company Self Store Budapest has more than 1,000 customers six years after starting business in the Hungarian capital, and it expects to double this number in five years, managing director Márk Ablonczy said. The company has 15,000 square metres of storage space in three buildings but it will open a self-storage “plaza” in the north of the Hungarian capital with almost ...
Hungarian Tax Police Uncover HUF 3bn Tax Dodge
- 26 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungarian tax police have uncovered a crime ring operating through a network of Hungarian and Slovak companies, and the tax office (NAV) is demanding repayment of unlawfully claimed refunds of almost 3 billion forints (EUR 9.7m) in value-added tax, NAV said. Altogether 12 suspects have been taken into custody.