158 result(s) for fiscal deficit in Articles
'Significant Public Finances & Macroeconomic Challenges' for New Government in Hungary
- 14 Apr 2026 1:12 PM
- finance
Fitch Ratings said Hungary's incoming government faces "significant macroeconomic and public finances challenges" due to low growth, a large fiscal deficit, and high and rising government debt in a note on Monday.
Update: Why National Bank Trimmed Base Rate in Hungary After 16 Months on Hold
- 12 Mar 2026 5:33 AM
- finance
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to cut the central bank base rate by 25bp to 6.25pc at a monthly policy meeting.
Economy Minister Signals Plan to Reduce Number of Major Banks in Hungary
- 24 Feb 2026 2:13 PM
- finance
Hungary’s National Economy Minister, Márton Nagy, has indicated that the government would like to see the number of major banks operating in Hungary reduced to five.
Budget Crisis Threatens Budapest’s Public Services, City Hall Rejects Insolvency Ultimatum
- 2 Dec 2025 6:15 AM
- current affairs
The financial stability of Budapest is currently at the centre of a fierce political standoff between the City Assembly and the national government. The dispute intensified this week after Mayor Gergely Karácsony and the city administration rejected a government proposal to declare the capital insolvent, an act the government had framed as a prerequisite for offering financial aid.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
Updated: Why has Gov't Deficit Widened to Over HUF 1.7 Billion in Hungary?
- 27 Mar 2025 6:18 AM
- finance
Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF 1,722.8bn at the end of February, the National Economy Ministry confirmed in a detailed release of data.
'Fire Nagy! Hungary is Again Leading Europe for Food Price Inflation', Says Magyar
- 11 Mar 2025 6:16 AM
- shopping
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, on Monday called on Marton Nagy, the national economy minister, to resign immediately.
General Gov't Deficit Now Nearly HUF 68 Billion
- 11 Feb 2025 5:54 AM
- business
Hungary's cash flow-based general government had a HUF 67.8bn deficit for the month of January, the National Economy Ministry said in a preliminary release of data.
Fitch Revises Outlook in Hungary from Negative to Stable
- 9 Dec 2024 2:48 PM
- finance
Fitch Ratings affirmed Hungary's investment-grade sovereign rating and revised the outlook to stable from negative on Friday, the National Economy Ministry said in a statement.
'Significant Public Finances & Macroeconomic Challenges' for New Government in Hungary
- 14 Apr 2026 1:12 PM
- finance
Fitch Ratings said Hungary's incoming government faces "significant macroeconomic and public finances challenges" due to low growth, a large fiscal deficit, and high and rising government debt in a note on Monday.
Update: Why National Bank Trimmed Base Rate in Hungary After 16 Months on Hold
- 12 Mar 2026 5:33 AM
- finance
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to cut the central bank base rate by 25bp to 6.25pc at a monthly policy meeting.
Economy Minister Signals Plan to Reduce Number of Major Banks in Hungary
- 24 Feb 2026 2:13 PM
- finance
Hungary’s National Economy Minister, Márton Nagy, has indicated that the government would like to see the number of major banks operating in Hungary reduced to five.
Budget Crisis Threatens Budapest’s Public Services, City Hall Rejects Insolvency Ultimatum
- 2 Dec 2025 6:15 AM
- current affairs
The financial stability of Budapest is currently at the centre of a fierce political standoff between the City Assembly and the national government. The dispute intensified this week after Mayor Gergely Karácsony and the city administration rejected a government proposal to declare the capital insolvent, an act the government had framed as a prerequisite for offering financial aid.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
Updated: Why has Gov't Deficit Widened to Over HUF 1.7 Billion in Hungary?
- 27 Mar 2025 6:18 AM
- finance
Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF 1,722.8bn at the end of February, the National Economy Ministry confirmed in a detailed release of data.
'Fire Nagy! Hungary is Again Leading Europe for Food Price Inflation', Says Magyar
- 11 Mar 2025 6:16 AM
- shopping
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, on Monday called on Marton Nagy, the national economy minister, to resign immediately.
General Gov't Deficit Now Nearly HUF 68 Billion
- 11 Feb 2025 5:54 AM
- business
Hungary's cash flow-based general government had a HUF 67.8bn deficit for the month of January, the National Economy Ministry said in a preliminary release of data.
Fitch Revises Outlook in Hungary from Negative to Stable
- 9 Dec 2024 2:48 PM
- finance
Fitch Ratings affirmed Hungary's investment-grade sovereign rating and revised the outlook to stable from negative on Friday, the National Economy Ministry said in a statement.

















