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Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Budapest Cycle Project Sees Two-Month Delay
- 12 Jun 2014 2:40 AM
- getting around
A public cycle rental system in Budapest could be up and running in July after a two-month delay, senior officials told a press conference on Tuesday. BuBi (Budapest Bicycle) should have been inaugurated on April 7 under a contract with a consortium of MOL and T-Systems, Dávid Vitézy, the head of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), said.
Hungary Webshop Turnover Climbs 23% In 2013
- 10 Jun 2014 8:40 AM
- shopping
Hungarian webshop turnover rose by 23% to 217 billion forints (EUR 711m) last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Friday. Almost 70% of webshops had higher turnover and one-third reported revenue growth up more than 50%.
Hungary’s Govt Mulls Taxing Social Media
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The bill on introducing a tax on advertisements is just an “overture” which could also see social networking sites included in the new regime, Fidesz lawmaker László L Simon said in a radio interview to public Kossuth Rádió.
Half Of Families With Children Report Problems Affording Food In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungary’s families with children struggle to afford food, a Socialist politician said on Monday, citing a study of OECD member countries. Ildikó Borbély Bangó told a press conference that 47% of the families in the Gallup survey had found it difficult to buy food at some point.
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Foreign Tour Groups On The Wane In Hungary
- 28 May 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
Hungarian tourism is growing rapidly but most foreign tourists arrive independently so travel agencies that mainly cater to foreign tour groups are not generally cashing in on the boom, business daily Világgazdaság said. Out of a total of 1,200 Hungarian travel agencies, around 100 focus on inbound travellers, the paper said.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Wing To Build New HUF 10bn Office Building In Budapest
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Hungarian property developer Wing will build a new office building dubbed V17 for 10 billion forints in Budapest near the Lehel Square metro station, the company said. The 12,700-squaremetre building is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2016.
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Budapest Cycle Project Sees Two-Month Delay
- 12 Jun 2014 2:40 AM
- getting around
A public cycle rental system in Budapest could be up and running in July after a two-month delay, senior officials told a press conference on Tuesday. BuBi (Budapest Bicycle) should have been inaugurated on April 7 under a contract with a consortium of MOL and T-Systems, Dávid Vitézy, the head of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), said.
Hungary Webshop Turnover Climbs 23% In 2013
- 10 Jun 2014 8:40 AM
- shopping
Hungarian webshop turnover rose by 23% to 217 billion forints (EUR 711m) last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Friday. Almost 70% of webshops had higher turnover and one-third reported revenue growth up more than 50%.
Hungary’s Govt Mulls Taxing Social Media
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The bill on introducing a tax on advertisements is just an “overture” which could also see social networking sites included in the new regime, Fidesz lawmaker László L Simon said in a radio interview to public Kossuth Rádió.
Half Of Families With Children Report Problems Affording Food In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungary’s families with children struggle to afford food, a Socialist politician said on Monday, citing a study of OECD member countries. Ildikó Borbély Bangó told a press conference that 47% of the families in the Gallup survey had found it difficult to buy food at some point.
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Foreign Tour Groups On The Wane In Hungary
- 28 May 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
Hungarian tourism is growing rapidly but most foreign tourists arrive independently so travel agencies that mainly cater to foreign tour groups are not generally cashing in on the boom, business daily Világgazdaság said. Out of a total of 1,200 Hungarian travel agencies, around 100 focus on inbound travellers, the paper said.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Wing To Build New HUF 10bn Office Building In Budapest
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Hungarian property developer Wing will build a new office building dubbed V17 for 10 billion forints in Budapest near the Lehel Square metro station, the company said. The 12,700-squaremetre building is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2016.