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Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Starbucks In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
If you come to Budapest today you will find Starbucks at lots of different locations in town. Today it is a part of the city life that we have become used to, therefore it is strange to think of the fact that the first Starbucks only came to Budapest in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Expat Tax At Ecseri Market In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
One of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings is to visit Ecseri Piac. A junker’s paradise, Ecseri is the largest and most famous flea market in Budapest. You can find just about anything there: old teddy bears, clocks, furniture, paintings, communist relics, false teeth. Since I’m a regular, several of the vendors recognize me. One toothless woman shouts “Amerikai” (American) every time I ...
Charges Laid Over Sale Of Posta HQ In Budapest
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Budapest Police propose that prosecutors press charges against six people, including former vice president Pál Szabó, in the matter of the sale of the Magyar Posta headquarters in Buda five years ago. The sale and the rent contract for a new office have allegedly cost the state Ft 9 billion.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Hungary's Forint Apparently Undervalued
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
A Big Mac costs Ft 830 or $3.82 in Hungary compared to $4.37 in the US, suggesting that the forint is 12.6% undervalued against the dollar, the British business weekly Economist found in its latest survey. A Big Mac costs $3.72 in the Czech Republic and $2.94 in Poland.
Details of 2013 Tax Changes In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- specials
Colling Kft have summarised the modifications, which mostly impact the small- and medium-sized enterprises, appearing in the taxation acts adopted on 19 November 2012 and in the Act on the laws related to the taxation acts; of these we would like to highlight the new tax types supporting the small enterprises, the truly single-rate income tax, the slightly more expensive, but more transparent ...
All In Need Will Be Treated In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
All who are justifiably in need will receive medical treatment, health state secretary Miklós Szócska announced, following a draft decree suggesting that cancer patients who cannot be operated on would not have access to expensive medication.
No Funding In Hungary For Expensive Cancer Treatment
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to drastically reduce subsidies for expensive drug treatments for cancer, according to a draft posted on the website of the Human Resources Ministry. If the draft is approved by the cabinet, the budget could save Ft 1-2 billion annually, but cancer patients who have only a few months to live would not initially have access to modern medical treatments that might prolong their ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Starbucks In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
If you come to Budapest today you will find Starbucks at lots of different locations in town. Today it is a part of the city life that we have become used to, therefore it is strange to think of the fact that the first Starbucks only came to Budapest in 2010.
Xpat Opinion: Experiencing Expat Tax At Ecseri Market In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
One of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings is to visit Ecseri Piac. A junker’s paradise, Ecseri is the largest and most famous flea market in Budapest. You can find just about anything there: old teddy bears, clocks, furniture, paintings, communist relics, false teeth. Since I’m a regular, several of the vendors recognize me. One toothless woman shouts “Amerikai” (American) every time I ...
Charges Laid Over Sale Of Posta HQ In Budapest
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Budapest Police propose that prosecutors press charges against six people, including former vice president Pál Szabó, in the matter of the sale of the Magyar Posta headquarters in Buda five years ago. The sale and the rent contract for a new office have allegedly cost the state Ft 9 billion.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Hungary's Forint Apparently Undervalued
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
A Big Mac costs Ft 830 or $3.82 in Hungary compared to $4.37 in the US, suggesting that the forint is 12.6% undervalued against the dollar, the British business weekly Economist found in its latest survey. A Big Mac costs $3.72 in the Czech Republic and $2.94 in Poland.
Details of 2013 Tax Changes In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- specials
Colling Kft have summarised the modifications, which mostly impact the small- and medium-sized enterprises, appearing in the taxation acts adopted on 19 November 2012 and in the Act on the laws related to the taxation acts; of these we would like to highlight the new tax types supporting the small enterprises, the truly single-rate income tax, the slightly more expensive, but more transparent ...
All In Need Will Be Treated In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
All who are justifiably in need will receive medical treatment, health state secretary Miklós Szócska announced, following a draft decree suggesting that cancer patients who cannot be operated on would not have access to expensive medication.
No Funding In Hungary For Expensive Cancer Treatment
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to drastically reduce subsidies for expensive drug treatments for cancer, according to a draft posted on the website of the Human Resources Ministry. If the draft is approved by the cabinet, the budget could save Ft 1-2 billion annually, but cancer patients who have only a few months to live would not initially have access to modern medical treatments that might prolong their ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...