353 result(s) for customs
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Hungary Tax Authority To Cut More Than 1,000 Staff
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) will reduce headcount by 5%, cutting staff from 22,442 to 21,320, NAV chief András Tállai said. Tállai was appointed head of NAV early in January, after lawmakers voted to transform the authority from an independent body into a central office operating directly under the economy minister. At the time of his appointment, he said that NAV would be ...
Hungary’s Tax Office Wins Four In Five Lawsuits In 2015
- 21 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) won more than 78% of the around 2,500 lawsuits taxpayers brought against it last year, daily Magyar Idők said. The percentage was up from 70% in the previous years, the paper said.
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
Christmas Traditions In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2015 8:05 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the Christmas tree is decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December. In addition to the usual decorations, also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings are used. In the Hungarian tradition the Christmas present is brought by baby Jesus in the evening. Religious people follow the (Jesus kid) tradition and they go to the midnight mass, too.
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Hungary’s Tax Authority Becomes Part Of Economy Ministry
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament voted to abolish NAV, the tax and customs authority, as an independent body and fold it into a state secretariat operating as part of the economy ministry. The authority will become a two-tiered organisation and the 19 county-level tax and customs units will be merged. The three separate tax and customs units in the capital will also be rolled into one.
Permanent Exhibition At Museum Of Ethnography: Traditional Culture Of The Hungarians
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Ethnography's permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it was from the end of the 18th century until the First World War. Through thirteen rooms of material, the exhibition illustrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the peoples of the Carpathian Basin, the forms of community typical of the region, the variety of ...
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Hungary Tax Authority To Cut More Than 1,000 Staff
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) will reduce headcount by 5%, cutting staff from 22,442 to 21,320, NAV chief András Tállai said. Tállai was appointed head of NAV early in January, after lawmakers voted to transform the authority from an independent body into a central office operating directly under the economy minister. At the time of his appointment, he said that NAV would be ...
Hungary’s Tax Office Wins Four In Five Lawsuits In 2015
- 21 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) won more than 78% of the around 2,500 lawsuits taxpayers brought against it last year, daily Magyar Idők said. The percentage was up from 70% in the previous years, the paper said.
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
Christmas Traditions In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2015 8:05 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the Christmas tree is decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December. In addition to the usual decorations, also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings are used. In the Hungarian tradition the Christmas present is brought by baby Jesus in the evening. Religious people follow the (Jesus kid) tradition and they go to the midnight mass, too.
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Hungary’s Tax Authority Becomes Part Of Economy Ministry
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament voted to abolish NAV, the tax and customs authority, as an independent body and fold it into a state secretariat operating as part of the economy ministry. The authority will become a two-tiered organisation and the 19 county-level tax and customs units will be merged. The three separate tax and customs units in the capital will also be rolled into one.
Permanent Exhibition At Museum Of Ethnography: Traditional Culture Of The Hungarians
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Ethnography's permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it was from the end of the 18th century until the First World War. Through thirteen rooms of material, the exhibition illustrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the peoples of the Carpathian Basin, the forms of community typical of the region, the variety of ...
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...