165 result(s) for em varga in Current Affairs
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.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Varga Talks Up Stronger Hungarian Forint
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government would like the forint to be stronger at the end of the year than now, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Friday morning in a radio interview. Analysts have said they expect the government to bolster the forint in order to reduce the state debt in relation to GDP ratio in the year-end statistics, Napi Gazdaság notes.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Anthrax Farmer Linked To Fazekas
- 8 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
József Nagy, the man on whose farm anthrax was discovered last week, is a relative newcomer to farming who won land at low rent in a state tender without owning any livestock when he submitted his bid, Népszabadság reports.
New Fidesz Bill In Hungary Closes RTL Loophole
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz moved yesterday to amend the advertising tax, approved earlier this month, following reports that a last-minute change to the bill may have saved RTL Klub Ft 3 billion in taxes this year. That change, seen as benefiting rival TV2, allowed companies to deduct previous years’ losses from their tax base.
Hungary's Economy Minister Varga Orders Tax Audit Of RTL Klub
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL Klub television will undergo an audit by the Tax Office (NAV), Economy Minister Mihály Varga told reporters yesterday, saying that the company may have recorded a fictitious transaction on its books in order to reduce its tax burden. The announcement came a few days after reports that a late modification to the advertising tax bill may have saved RTL as much as Ft 3 billion in taxes this year.
Xpat Opinion: IMF & World Bank Reports Show A Hungary “Back On Track”
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have recently released reports evaluating the Hungarian economy. The World Bank, as widely reported , predicts GDP to grow by 2.4 percent in 2014, while most saw as the key takeaway in the 68-page IMF country report (
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.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Varga Talks Up Stronger Hungarian Forint
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government would like the forint to be stronger at the end of the year than now, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Friday morning in a radio interview. Analysts have said they expect the government to bolster the forint in order to reduce the state debt in relation to GDP ratio in the year-end statistics, Napi Gazdaság notes.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Anthrax Farmer Linked To Fazekas
- 8 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
József Nagy, the man on whose farm anthrax was discovered last week, is a relative newcomer to farming who won land at low rent in a state tender without owning any livestock when he submitted his bid, Népszabadság reports.
New Fidesz Bill In Hungary Closes RTL Loophole
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz moved yesterday to amend the advertising tax, approved earlier this month, following reports that a last-minute change to the bill may have saved RTL Klub Ft 3 billion in taxes this year. That change, seen as benefiting rival TV2, allowed companies to deduct previous years’ losses from their tax base.
Hungary's Economy Minister Varga Orders Tax Audit Of RTL Klub
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL Klub television will undergo an audit by the Tax Office (NAV), Economy Minister Mihály Varga told reporters yesterday, saying that the company may have recorded a fictitious transaction on its books in order to reduce its tax burden. The announcement came a few days after reports that a late modification to the advertising tax bill may have saved RTL as much as Ft 3 billion in taxes this year.
Xpat Opinion: IMF & World Bank Reports Show A Hungary “Back On Track”
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have recently released reports evaluating the Hungarian economy. The World Bank, as widely reported , predicts GDP to grow by 2.4 percent in 2014, while most saw as the key takeaway in the 68-page IMF country report (