59 result(s) for fiscal deficit in Current Affairs
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.
PM Orbán: Focus On Jobs Replenishment
- 7 Apr 2020 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government aims to create as many jobs as the number of jobs destroyed by novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said.
OECD: Hungary Economy ’Prospering’ But Risks Remain
- 1 Feb 2019 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) acknowledged Hungary’s strong GDP growth, but warned that the economy faces risks such as a labour shortage.
EU Council Recommends Hungary To Correct Deviation From Fiscal Deficit
- 25 Jun 2018 6:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The EU Council issued a recommendation on measures to correct a significant budgetary deviation in Hungary, the Council said in a press release.
New Govt To Continue Strict Fiscal Policy
- 24 May 2018 6:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s finance minister, Mihály Varga (pictured on top left), has said that the government will not veer away from its pursuit of a strict fiscal policy.
PM Candidate Karácsony Promises Fair Competition, Wages On Jobs Market
- 5 Apr 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, PM candidate of the Socialist-Párbeszéd opposition alliance, promised on Tuesday to guarantee fair competition for employers, fair wages for workers and to restore trilateral bargaining practices if he wins the upcoming general election.
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
PM Party: EU’s Mistakes Lead To Rejection
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mistakes made by the European Union have resulted in resistance developing against the whole institution of the EU, with populist, far-right and Eurosceptic views gaining popularity, the opposition PM party’s Benedek Jávor said. The Greens in Europe have been discussing these problems for years while Europe’s leaders insisted that the mistakes are minor and can be corrected, Jávor told an ...
Parlt Raises 2016 Budget Revenue, Spending Targets By HUF 422Bn
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved amendments to the 2016 budget act raising both revenue and expenditures by 421.7 billion forints (EUR 1.4bn). The amendments were passed with 121 votes in favour and 63 against. The MPs raised the revenue target from 15,800.4 billion forints to 16,222.1 billion forints. They increased the expenditure target from 16,562.0 billion forints to 16,983.7 billion forints.
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.
PM Orbán: Focus On Jobs Replenishment
- 7 Apr 2020 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government aims to create as many jobs as the number of jobs destroyed by novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said.
OECD: Hungary Economy ’Prospering’ But Risks Remain
- 1 Feb 2019 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) acknowledged Hungary’s strong GDP growth, but warned that the economy faces risks such as a labour shortage.
EU Council Recommends Hungary To Correct Deviation From Fiscal Deficit
- 25 Jun 2018 6:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The EU Council issued a recommendation on measures to correct a significant budgetary deviation in Hungary, the Council said in a press release.
New Govt To Continue Strict Fiscal Policy
- 24 May 2018 6:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s finance minister, Mihály Varga (pictured on top left), has said that the government will not veer away from its pursuit of a strict fiscal policy.
PM Candidate Karácsony Promises Fair Competition, Wages On Jobs Market
- 5 Apr 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, PM candidate of the Socialist-Párbeszéd opposition alliance, promised on Tuesday to guarantee fair competition for employers, fair wages for workers and to restore trilateral bargaining practices if he wins the upcoming general election.
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
PM Party: EU’s Mistakes Lead To Rejection
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mistakes made by the European Union have resulted in resistance developing against the whole institution of the EU, with populist, far-right and Eurosceptic views gaining popularity, the opposition PM party’s Benedek Jávor said. The Greens in Europe have been discussing these problems for years while Europe’s leaders insisted that the mistakes are minor and can be corrected, Jávor told an ...
Parlt Raises 2016 Budget Revenue, Spending Targets By HUF 422Bn
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved amendments to the 2016 budget act raising both revenue and expenditures by 421.7 billion forints (EUR 1.4bn). The amendments were passed with 121 votes in favour and 63 against. The MPs raised the revenue target from 15,800.4 billion forints to 16,222.1 billion forints. They increased the expenditure target from 16,562.0 billion forints to 16,983.7 billion forints.