3,147 result(s) for economy
Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Publishes Investigation Material
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s tax and customs office (NAV) has released the results of an investigation following allegations last November of VAT graft by a former NAV employee, András Horváth. NAV said the investigation, which together with its annex comes to 1,200 pages, established that the whistleblower had wrongly claimed that the tax office had failed to take action against tax cheats.
Facebook Group Protests In Budapest Against “Looting” Private Pension Funds
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in front of the economy ministry to protest against a government proposal concerning private pension funds, on Tuesday. Zoltán Büki, member of the Facebook group which organised the demo, said that “the government is now eyeing the property of 60,000 people” and insisted that the cabinet has “irrevocably gone down to the level of petty thieves sneaking into homes at night ...
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Private Pension Funds To Be Eliminated In Hungary By 2015
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reuters has reported that Hungary’s mandatory private pension funds could be eliminated by the end of this year if a new government measure that requires a highly active membership is passed. The Hungarian government has already been tapping the private schemes since 2010 for 360 billion forints (0.96 billion pounds) a year to cut the state budget deficit.
Brussels Reviews Hungarian Govt Aid For Audi Expansion
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
The European Commission is scrutinising more than one hundred million euros in state support for the recent expansion of German carmaker Audi’s base in Gyor, in western Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Hungariy's Economy Ministry Tight-Lipped Over Sale Of State Assets
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Economy Ministry has declined to disclose details as to why the draft 2015 budget includes Ft 169 billion in revenue from the potential utilisation or sale of state assets, Napi Gazdaság reports.
Hungarian Government To Restrict Supermarkets In World Heritage Areas
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
A bill on “implementing fair market practices” in commerce submitted to Parliament by the economy minister on Tuesday would prohibit big supermarkets and discount shops from opening in the area of Budapest’s World Heritage sites.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Publishes Investigation Material
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s tax and customs office (NAV) has released the results of an investigation following allegations last November of VAT graft by a former NAV employee, András Horváth. NAV said the investigation, which together with its annex comes to 1,200 pages, established that the whistleblower had wrongly claimed that the tax office had failed to take action against tax cheats.
Facebook Group Protests In Budapest Against “Looting” Private Pension Funds
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in front of the economy ministry to protest against a government proposal concerning private pension funds, on Tuesday. Zoltán Büki, member of the Facebook group which organised the demo, said that “the government is now eyeing the property of 60,000 people” and insisted that the cabinet has “irrevocably gone down to the level of petty thieves sneaking into homes at night ...
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Private Pension Funds To Be Eliminated In Hungary By 2015
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reuters has reported that Hungary’s mandatory private pension funds could be eliminated by the end of this year if a new government measure that requires a highly active membership is passed. The Hungarian government has already been tapping the private schemes since 2010 for 360 billion forints (0.96 billion pounds) a year to cut the state budget deficit.
Brussels Reviews Hungarian Govt Aid For Audi Expansion
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
The European Commission is scrutinising more than one hundred million euros in state support for the recent expansion of German carmaker Audi’s base in Gyor, in western Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Hungariy's Economy Ministry Tight-Lipped Over Sale Of State Assets
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Economy Ministry has declined to disclose details as to why the draft 2015 budget includes Ft 169 billion in revenue from the potential utilisation or sale of state assets, Napi Gazdaság reports.
Hungarian Government To Restrict Supermarkets In World Heritage Areas
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
A bill on “implementing fair market practices” in commerce submitted to Parliament by the economy minister on Tuesday would prohibit big supermarkets and discount shops from opening in the area of Budapest’s World Heritage sites.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.