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Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Industry Associations In Hungary Call For Further Consultations On Ad Tax
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Industry associations continue to call for consultations on the tax on advertisements, asking the government to consider abolishing the tax due to its detrimental effect on the economy, the Hungarian Advertising Association said. In consent with another nine organisations, the association said the planned amendment to the ad tax would curb growth opportunities for micro- and small businesses and ...
Hungarian Parties, Analysts React To 2016 Budget Proposal
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Antal Rogán, head of the Fidesz parliamentary group, said Fidesz called the planned 2016 budget “a milestone on the path of tax cuts” and insisted that the government is a “cabinet of tax reductions”. Analysts polled by MTI said the macro figures for the 2016 budget were realistic.
How Could A Hungarian Red Wine Win Accolade In Paris?
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
I've always fought against high-alcohol, high tannin, and hard to drink wines. A wine shouldn't have to punch you in the nose, says Tamás Dúzsi, who's won the trophy for best red at the 21st Vinalies Internationales in Paris, an all-time first for a Hungarian wine.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...
Central European University Launches New Master’s in Business Analytics
- 5 Mar 2015 7:01 AM
- specials
Budapest, CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will offer a new Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. In development for over two years, this state-of-the-art one-year and part-time program will start in September 2015.
Outcry In Hungary Over Classifying Paks Contract
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties and NGOs savaged a parliamentary vote to classify some data in contracts on the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant for a period of 30 years. The classification applies to business and technical data in contracts signed between selected Russian and Hungarian organisations and subcontractors, the implementation agreements, and data that formed the basis of decisions during ...
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Industry Associations In Hungary Call For Further Consultations On Ad Tax
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Industry associations continue to call for consultations on the tax on advertisements, asking the government to consider abolishing the tax due to its detrimental effect on the economy, the Hungarian Advertising Association said. In consent with another nine organisations, the association said the planned amendment to the ad tax would curb growth opportunities for micro- and small businesses and ...
Hungarian Parties, Analysts React To 2016 Budget Proposal
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Antal Rogán, head of the Fidesz parliamentary group, said Fidesz called the planned 2016 budget “a milestone on the path of tax cuts” and insisted that the government is a “cabinet of tax reductions”. Analysts polled by MTI said the macro figures for the 2016 budget were realistic.
How Could A Hungarian Red Wine Win Accolade In Paris?
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
I've always fought against high-alcohol, high tannin, and hard to drink wines. A wine shouldn't have to punch you in the nose, says Tamás Dúzsi, who's won the trophy for best red at the 21st Vinalies Internationales in Paris, an all-time first for a Hungarian wine.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...
Central European University Launches New Master’s in Business Analytics
- 5 Mar 2015 7:01 AM
- specials
Budapest, CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will offer a new Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. In development for over two years, this state-of-the-art one-year and part-time program will start in September 2015.
Outcry In Hungary Over Classifying Paks Contract
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties and NGOs savaged a parliamentary vote to classify some data in contracts on the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant for a period of 30 years. The classification applies to business and technical data in contracts signed between selected Russian and Hungarian organisations and subcontractors, the implementation agreements, and data that formed the basis of decisions during ...
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...