265 result(s) for extra tax
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
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.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
RTL Treating Hungary As ”Colony” Says Lázár
- 21 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The management of commercial channel RTL believes they stand above the law and need not pay tax, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said in connection with the channel’s reaction to the introduction of the ad tax in an interview published in Friday’s business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Bank Tax In Hungary To Stay At Least To 2016
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is no hope that the government will phase out its special bank tax before 2016, Bank Association president Levente Kovács told a Tuesday conference.
Hungarian Voters Rejected Hatred Says PM After Election Win
- 10 Apr 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has been given a clear mandate to continue its work, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told an international press conference on Monday. He stated that voters had rejected hatred and leaving the European Union and said yes to the new public administration system, new economic policies and governance by a people's party.
EU Drops Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Retail Tax
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has decided not to pursue an infringement procedure launched against Hungary in 2011 over the extraordinary tax the government imposed on retail trade companies, Hungary’s economy ministry announced on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
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.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
RTL Treating Hungary As ”Colony” Says Lázár
- 21 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The management of commercial channel RTL believes they stand above the law and need not pay tax, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said in connection with the channel’s reaction to the introduction of the ad tax in an interview published in Friday’s business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Bank Tax In Hungary To Stay At Least To 2016
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is no hope that the government will phase out its special bank tax before 2016, Bank Association president Levente Kovács told a Tuesday conference.
Hungarian Voters Rejected Hatred Says PM After Election Win
- 10 Apr 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has been given a clear mandate to continue its work, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told an international press conference on Monday. He stated that voters had rejected hatred and leaving the European Union and said yes to the new public administration system, new economic policies and governance by a people's party.
EU Drops Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Retail Tax
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has decided not to pursue an infringement procedure launched against Hungary in 2011 over the extraordinary tax the government imposed on retail trade companies, Hungary’s economy ministry announced on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.















