332 result(s) for energy crisis
80% of Inflation in Hungary Due to Global Factors, Says Minister of Economic Development
- 16 Jun 2022 6:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Global factors such as rising energy and grain prices account for 80% of Hungarian inflation, Márton Nagy, the minister of economic development, said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'
- 9 Jun 2022 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed the Hungarian draft budget submitted on Tuesday as “an austerity budget”. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát said the budget contained austerity measures to the tune of 2,000 billion forints (EUR 5.1bn), “including indirect effects”.
Firms Monitored To Stop 'Extra Profit' Tax Being Passed to Consumers, Says Minister
- 7 Jun 2022 10:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The cabinet has decided to set up a fund for protecting the cap on utility bills and is introducing a tax on extra profits to finance it, Márton Nagy, the minister of economic development, said in an interview to public radio on Sunday.
Gov’t to Submit Bill on Extending War-Related Special Legal Order in Hungary
- 7 Jun 2022 10:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government will submit to parliament a bill on extending the state of emergency in view of the armed conflict in neighbouring Ukraine, the Government Information Centre (KTK) said on Friday.
Orbán Compares Proposed EU Embargo on Russian Oil to “Dropping a Nuclear Bomb” on Hungary’s Economy
- 31 May 2022 7:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Arriving in Brussels for a two-day summit, Viktor Orbán said Hungary could back an EU embargo on Russian oil if it left out oil delivered through pipelines.
Ukraine Remark On Oil Pipeline 'Unacceptable', Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 27 May 2022 6:37 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A recent remark by an adviser to Ukraine’s energy minister concerning the Friendship oil pipeline are “shocking and unacceptable”, a foreign ministry official has said.
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister
- 27 May 2022 9:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The new windfall taxes imposed on banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines are not expected to burden consumers because the measure only taxes companies’ extra profits, Márton Nagy, the new minister for economic development, told a press briefing on Thursday.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds
- 27 May 2022 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 79% of respondents in a recent Századvég survey expressed support for the government’s decision to levy a supertax on companies making extra profits to finance the government’s public utility cuts programme, the pollster said in Thursday.
80% of Inflation in Hungary Due to Global Factors, Says Minister of Economic Development
- 16 Jun 2022 6:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Global factors such as rising energy and grain prices account for 80% of Hungarian inflation, Márton Nagy, the minister of economic development, said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'
- 9 Jun 2022 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed the Hungarian draft budget submitted on Tuesday as “an austerity budget”. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát said the budget contained austerity measures to the tune of 2,000 billion forints (EUR 5.1bn), “including indirect effects”.
Firms Monitored To Stop 'Extra Profit' Tax Being Passed to Consumers, Says Minister
- 7 Jun 2022 10:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The cabinet has decided to set up a fund for protecting the cap on utility bills and is introducing a tax on extra profits to finance it, Márton Nagy, the minister of economic development, said in an interview to public radio on Sunday.
Gov’t to Submit Bill on Extending War-Related Special Legal Order in Hungary
- 7 Jun 2022 10:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government will submit to parliament a bill on extending the state of emergency in view of the armed conflict in neighbouring Ukraine, the Government Information Centre (KTK) said on Friday.
Orbán Compares Proposed EU Embargo on Russian Oil to “Dropping a Nuclear Bomb” on Hungary’s Economy
- 31 May 2022 7:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Arriving in Brussels for a two-day summit, Viktor Orbán said Hungary could back an EU embargo on Russian oil if it left out oil delivered through pipelines.
Ukraine Remark On Oil Pipeline 'Unacceptable', Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 27 May 2022 6:37 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A recent remark by an adviser to Ukraine’s energy minister concerning the Friendship oil pipeline are “shocking and unacceptable”, a foreign ministry official has said.
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister
- 27 May 2022 9:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The new windfall taxes imposed on banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines are not expected to burden consumers because the measure only taxes companies’ extra profits, Márton Nagy, the new minister for economic development, told a press briefing on Thursday.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds
- 27 May 2022 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 79% of respondents in a recent Századvég survey expressed support for the government’s decision to levy a supertax on companies making extra profits to finance the government’s public utility cuts programme, the pollster said in Thursday.

















