79 result(s) for eu budget draft
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.
Watch: Hungary 'Can’t Back Current Oil Embargo Plan'
- 5 May 2022 6:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary cannot responsibly support the European Commission's latest package of sanctions against Russia in its current form, the foreign minister has said, arguing that the sanctions would destroy Hungary's energy security.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Comments on Election Results
- 14 Apr 2022 4:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In an address to the municipal assembly, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said the outcome of the April 3 general election clearly reflected the will of the voters and created new conditions for cooperation between the municipal council and the government.
Palkovics Invites Karácsony for Talks on Budapest Public Transport
- 29 Nov 2021 5:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Minister of Innovation and Technology László Palkovics has invited Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to hold coordination talks on Budapest public transport on Monday morning, the ministry said.
Those Who Refuse Vaccine Put Peoples Lives at Risk, Says Hungarian PM's Chief of Staff
- 19 Nov 2021 6:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
People who refused to be vaccinated put the health and lives of others at risk, Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said, adding that the government had been forced to make mask-wearing compulsory for this reason.
Global Minimum Tax Against Hungary's Interests, Says Gov’t Official
- 16 Aug 2021 10:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary refuses to give up its financial sovereignty by introducing a global minimum corporate tax rate, finance ministry state secretary András Tállai told publisher Mediaworks, arguing that such a tax would hurt businesses, consumers and the economy as a whole.
Tying EU Funding to Hungary Law Amendment ‘Impossible’
- 8 Jul 2021 8:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister’s chief of staff on Wednesday commented on opposition politicians’ call on the European Parliament to withhold Hungary’s EU funding until its controversial law against paedophilia, which the EU says is discriminating against LGBTQ people, is amended.
Opposition's Budget Proposal Slammed by Finance Minister
- 8 Jun 2021 9:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Opposition parties have submitted a total of 1,148 amendments to next year's budget bill which would "upset balance" in the draft by 8,800 billion forints (EUR 25.4bn) in extra spending, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Monday.
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.
Watch: Hungary 'Can’t Back Current Oil Embargo Plan'
- 5 May 2022 6:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary cannot responsibly support the European Commission's latest package of sanctions against Russia in its current form, the foreign minister has said, arguing that the sanctions would destroy Hungary's energy security.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Comments on Election Results
- 14 Apr 2022 4:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In an address to the municipal assembly, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said the outcome of the April 3 general election clearly reflected the will of the voters and created new conditions for cooperation between the municipal council and the government.
Palkovics Invites Karácsony for Talks on Budapest Public Transport
- 29 Nov 2021 5:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Minister of Innovation and Technology László Palkovics has invited Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to hold coordination talks on Budapest public transport on Monday morning, the ministry said.
Those Who Refuse Vaccine Put Peoples Lives at Risk, Says Hungarian PM's Chief of Staff
- 19 Nov 2021 6:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
People who refused to be vaccinated put the health and lives of others at risk, Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said, adding that the government had been forced to make mask-wearing compulsory for this reason.
Global Minimum Tax Against Hungary's Interests, Says Gov’t Official
- 16 Aug 2021 10:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary refuses to give up its financial sovereignty by introducing a global minimum corporate tax rate, finance ministry state secretary András Tállai told publisher Mediaworks, arguing that such a tax would hurt businesses, consumers and the economy as a whole.
Tying EU Funding to Hungary Law Amendment ‘Impossible’
- 8 Jul 2021 8:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister’s chief of staff on Wednesday commented on opposition politicians’ call on the European Parliament to withhold Hungary’s EU funding until its controversial law against paedophilia, which the EU says is discriminating against LGBTQ people, is amended.
Opposition's Budget Proposal Slammed by Finance Minister
- 8 Jun 2021 9:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Opposition parties have submitted a total of 1,148 amendments to next year's budget bill which would "upset balance" in the draft by 8,800 billion forints (EUR 25.4bn) in extra spending, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Monday.

















