225 result(s) for boost in Business
Lawmakers Approve Govt Tax Package
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved on Tuesday the government’s so-called autumn tax package targeting reducing the public burden, boosting competitiveness and streamlining the tax bureaucracy. The revenue limit applied to itemised tax for small business taxpayers will be raised, the exemption threshold for VAT will be similarly raised, while rules for health-care contributions will be simplified.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
Car Liability Insurance Rates Grow As More People Drive
- 18 Nov 2016 12:00 AM
- business
Annual rates for vehicle liability insurance in Hungary are expected to rise 10-12% on average, reaching HUF 22,000-25,000, due to increasing car usage and a growing number of insurance payments, according to an analysis by insurance broker Agenta-Consulting sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
EC Revises 2016 Hungary GDP Growth Forecast Downwards To 2.1%
- 10 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy, adjusted for inflation, is expected to grow by 2.1 % this year, the European Commission said in its autumn economic forecast released on Wednesday. The commission revised its estimate downwards from its spring forecast of 2.5%.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.
NBH: Vehicle Industry Investments To Lift GDP By 0.5PP In 2016-2018
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Recently announced vehicle industry developments could raise Hungary’s GDP by about 0.04 percentage points this year and by more than 0.2-0.2 percentage points in the next two years as a first-round effect, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its recently published Inflation Report.
Xpat Opinion: Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative analyst interprets the second major rating company’s decision to upgrade Hungary to investment category as an acknowledgement of the success of the oft criticized economic policies pursued by the government and the National Bank
Samsung To Invest HUF 100 Bn In Battery Plant Near Budapest
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
South Korea’s Samsung SDI will invest 100 billion forints (EUR 322m) in a plant in Göd, north of Budapest, to produce batteries for electric vehicles for European markets, Hungary’s minister for foreign affairs and trade announced. After serious competition from other countries in the region, the investment in Hungary will create 600 jobs, Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest.
Varga: Hungary To Rely More On Domestic Funding
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary will in future rely more on domestic resources in stimulating economic growth over external and EU funding, the economy minister said in Băile Tuşnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania. Mihály Varga noted subsidies the Hungarian government had adopted to support industry development, households and home building.
Lawmakers Approve Govt Tax Package
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved on Tuesday the government’s so-called autumn tax package targeting reducing the public burden, boosting competitiveness and streamlining the tax bureaucracy. The revenue limit applied to itemised tax for small business taxpayers will be raised, the exemption threshold for VAT will be similarly raised, while rules for health-care contributions will be simplified.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
Car Liability Insurance Rates Grow As More People Drive
- 18 Nov 2016 12:00 AM
- business
Annual rates for vehicle liability insurance in Hungary are expected to rise 10-12% on average, reaching HUF 22,000-25,000, due to increasing car usage and a growing number of insurance payments, according to an analysis by insurance broker Agenta-Consulting sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
EC Revises 2016 Hungary GDP Growth Forecast Downwards To 2.1%
- 10 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy, adjusted for inflation, is expected to grow by 2.1 % this year, the European Commission said in its autumn economic forecast released on Wednesday. The commission revised its estimate downwards from its spring forecast of 2.5%.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.
NBH: Vehicle Industry Investments To Lift GDP By 0.5PP In 2016-2018
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Recently announced vehicle industry developments could raise Hungary’s GDP by about 0.04 percentage points this year and by more than 0.2-0.2 percentage points in the next two years as a first-round effect, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its recently published Inflation Report.
Xpat Opinion: Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative analyst interprets the second major rating company’s decision to upgrade Hungary to investment category as an acknowledgement of the success of the oft criticized economic policies pursued by the government and the National Bank
Samsung To Invest HUF 100 Bn In Battery Plant Near Budapest
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
South Korea’s Samsung SDI will invest 100 billion forints (EUR 322m) in a plant in Göd, north of Budapest, to produce batteries for electric vehicles for European markets, Hungary’s minister for foreign affairs and trade announced. After serious competition from other countries in the region, the investment in Hungary will create 600 jobs, Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest.
Varga: Hungary To Rely More On Domestic Funding
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary will in future rely more on domestic resources in stimulating economic growth over external and EU funding, the economy minister said in Băile Tuşnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania. Mihály Varga noted subsidies the Hungarian government had adopted to support industry development, households and home building.