522 result(s) for competitiveness
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
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.
Transparency International: Hungarians See Graft Worsening
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians regard graft as a problem that is worsening, József Péter Martin, Transparency International’s (TI) managing director for Hungary, said on Wednesday. The majority thinks that the government’s measures against it are inadequate, he said. Martin insisted that Hungarians feel impotent when it comes to fighting against corruption. TI’s survey showed that 30% of Hungarians viewed their ...
Orbán Calls For Higher Wages At EBRD Conference
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for a “firm increase” in wages in the Hungarian economy, which he said required increasingly competitive businesses. Addressing a conference organised by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Budapest, Orbán said that reducing corporate and personal income taxes as well as employer contributions were necessary to enhance competitiveness.
More Than Half Of Hungarian Employers Have Trouble Filling Positions
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Fully 57 percent of Hungarian employers have trouble filling positions, a survey conducted by staffing company ManpowerGroup released on Tuesday shows. Altogether 32 percent of the survey’s respondents said they were struggling with a lack of applicants for the vacant positions while 31 percent complained of a shortage of skilled labour.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
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.
Szijjártó: Central Europe’s Chinese Ties Serve Wider European Interests
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must be open to outside partners and allies and not be inwardlooking, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a conference on Chinese ties.
Parragh: Emigration Slowed Down In First Half Of 2016
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Wage increases and improved competitiveness could help resolve the labour shortage in Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said, adding that statistics show that emigration slowed down in the first half of this year. Head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry László Parragh told the paper that the labour shortage resulting from emigration affects not only Hungary but the entire region and in ...
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
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.
Transparency International: Hungarians See Graft Worsening
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians regard graft as a problem that is worsening, József Péter Martin, Transparency International’s (TI) managing director for Hungary, said on Wednesday. The majority thinks that the government’s measures against it are inadequate, he said. Martin insisted that Hungarians feel impotent when it comes to fighting against corruption. TI’s survey showed that 30% of Hungarians viewed their ...
Orbán Calls For Higher Wages At EBRD Conference
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for a “firm increase” in wages in the Hungarian economy, which he said required increasingly competitive businesses. Addressing a conference organised by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Budapest, Orbán said that reducing corporate and personal income taxes as well as employer contributions were necessary to enhance competitiveness.
More Than Half Of Hungarian Employers Have Trouble Filling Positions
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Fully 57 percent of Hungarian employers have trouble filling positions, a survey conducted by staffing company ManpowerGroup released on Tuesday shows. Altogether 32 percent of the survey’s respondents said they were struggling with a lack of applicants for the vacant positions while 31 percent complained of a shortage of skilled labour.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
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.
Szijjártó: Central Europe’s Chinese Ties Serve Wider European Interests
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must be open to outside partners and allies and not be inwardlooking, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a conference on Chinese ties.
Parragh: Emigration Slowed Down In First Half Of 2016
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Wage increases and improved competitiveness could help resolve the labour shortage in Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said, adding that statistics show that emigration slowed down in the first half of this year. Head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry László Parragh told the paper that the labour shortage resulting from emigration affects not only Hungary but the entire region and in ...