14 result(s) for expense in Getting around
Most Budapest Residents 'Unhappy' With Mayor's Traffic Policies - Shows Survey
- 27 Jun 2021 7:50 AM
- getting around
More than three-quarters of Budapest’s residents are concerned about the increasingly heavy traffic congestions in the city and the resulting air pollution, according to a fresh survey by the Századvég Foundation, which found that “Budapest disapproved” of Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s traffic policies.
Budapest Mayor Promises New Cycle-Friendly Roads
- 22 Mar 2019 9:42 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Both the network of bicycle-friendly public roads in Budapest and MOL’s Bubi bicycle rental system will be expanded, mayor István Tarlós announced on Thursday.
Taxi Drivers Preparing To Increase Prices
- 2 Mar 2018 9:40 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
Five years ago, prices approved by public authorities were introduced for taxi drivers. This measurement was meant to eliminate fraud among the drivers.
Unfortunately, it backfired: there is still a considerable number of cheats, while customers have to pay more than the market price. Taxi drivers want the latter one to be increased, according to NLCafé.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Submit Plan For Fare Hike
- 8 Feb 2018 11:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers submitted a plan to the authorities to increase fares by 10-15% in April, the head of the National Taxi Federation told business daily Világgazdaság.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
3 Most Popular Hungarian Cities
- 28 Apr 2017 7:30 AM
- getting around
In the first quarter of 2017, Hungarians have gone on more vacations than last year, szallas.hu reports. The majority of people went on 1-2-night trips, and the 4 and 5 star hotels were the most popular. Among the cities, Budapest, Eger and Szeged attract the most visitors.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
First Electric Taxicabs Have Been Presented To Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Besides New York, Hong Kong, Hamburg, London, Lisbon and other large cities in the world, green taxi services were launched in Budapest as well.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Most Budapest Residents 'Unhappy' With Mayor's Traffic Policies - Shows Survey
- 27 Jun 2021 7:50 AM
- getting around
More than three-quarters of Budapest’s residents are concerned about the increasingly heavy traffic congestions in the city and the resulting air pollution, according to a fresh survey by the Századvég Foundation, which found that “Budapest disapproved” of Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s traffic policies.
Budapest Mayor Promises New Cycle-Friendly Roads
- 22 Mar 2019 9:42 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Both the network of bicycle-friendly public roads in Budapest and MOL’s Bubi bicycle rental system will be expanded, mayor István Tarlós announced on Thursday.
Taxi Drivers Preparing To Increase Prices
- 2 Mar 2018 9:40 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
Five years ago, prices approved by public authorities were introduced for taxi drivers. This measurement was meant to eliminate fraud among the drivers.
Unfortunately, it backfired: there is still a considerable number of cheats, while customers have to pay more than the market price. Taxi drivers want the latter one to be increased, according to NLCafé.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Submit Plan For Fare Hike
- 8 Feb 2018 11:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers submitted a plan to the authorities to increase fares by 10-15% in April, the head of the National Taxi Federation told business daily Világgazdaság.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
3 Most Popular Hungarian Cities
- 28 Apr 2017 7:30 AM
- getting around
In the first quarter of 2017, Hungarians have gone on more vacations than last year, szallas.hu reports. The majority of people went on 1-2-night trips, and the 4 and 5 star hotels were the most popular. Among the cities, Budapest, Eger and Szeged attract the most visitors.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
First Electric Taxicabs Have Been Presented To Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Besides New York, Hong Kong, Hamburg, London, Lisbon and other large cities in the world, green taxi services were launched in Budapest as well.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...