169 result(s) for forecast in Current Affairs
Bill To Ban Private Weather Forecasts In Hungary
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new bill is being drafted that will give the state a monopoly on weather forecasts, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Zoltán Illés told Kossuth Rádió. The bill stipulates that collecting meteorological data is a state task, financed by the state, and it does not support the idea that private companies may provide weather analyses.
The Hungarian Government Announces A New Set Of Fiscal Measures
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian Government, along with leading financial analysts, forecasted that the fiscal adjustment measures announced earlier in October would be sufficient to meet the 2013 budget targets, the Government has decided to complement those measures with a further adjustment package worth 367 billion forints (EUR 1.3bn) in 2013, thus avoiding any new steps in the Excessive Deficit ...
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Matolcsy Announces New Austerity Package In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister György Matolcsy on Friday announced Ft 133 billion of austerity cuts this year and a further Ft 397 billion next year, while raising the budget deficit targets for both 2012 and 2013. The 2012 deficit target has been raised from 2.5% of GDP to 2.7%, and the 2013 target from 2.2% also to 2.7%, Matolcsy revealed, citing the unfavourable global economic outlook and worse domestic ...
Updated: Severe Heat Wave Alert In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's meteorological services have issued a red heat alert, the highest, for most parts of the country. A warning has been given for daily mean temperatures rising above 27 degrees Celsius on three consecutive days in 14 out of 19 counties and Budapest, meteorologist Tamas Feher said. The hottest weather is expected around Lake Balaton and the southern parts. Peaks of 38 degrees are expected ...
Xpat Opinion: Is Hungary Playing For Time With The IMF?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suspects that the government will only revise its controversial fiscal policy and budget forecasts for next year if forced to do so by financial markets.
Political Analyst Argues For A Coalition Government In Hungary In 2014
- 26 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: In the search for a balance between efficient government and democratic checks and balances, a popular centrist analyst finds that after the present centralized power structure, a coalition government would be a welcome change.
Bill To Ban Private Weather Forecasts In Hungary
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new bill is being drafted that will give the state a monopoly on weather forecasts, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Zoltán Illés told Kossuth Rádió. The bill stipulates that collecting meteorological data is a state task, financed by the state, and it does not support the idea that private companies may provide weather analyses.
The Hungarian Government Announces A New Set Of Fiscal Measures
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian Government, along with leading financial analysts, forecasted that the fiscal adjustment measures announced earlier in October would be sufficient to meet the 2013 budget targets, the Government has decided to complement those measures with a further adjustment package worth 367 billion forints (EUR 1.3bn) in 2013, thus avoiding any new steps in the Excessive Deficit ...
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Matolcsy Announces New Austerity Package In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister György Matolcsy on Friday announced Ft 133 billion of austerity cuts this year and a further Ft 397 billion next year, while raising the budget deficit targets for both 2012 and 2013. The 2012 deficit target has been raised from 2.5% of GDP to 2.7%, and the 2013 target from 2.2% also to 2.7%, Matolcsy revealed, citing the unfavourable global economic outlook and worse domestic ...
Updated: Severe Heat Wave Alert In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's meteorological services have issued a red heat alert, the highest, for most parts of the country. A warning has been given for daily mean temperatures rising above 27 degrees Celsius on three consecutive days in 14 out of 19 counties and Budapest, meteorologist Tamas Feher said. The hottest weather is expected around Lake Balaton and the southern parts. Peaks of 38 degrees are expected ...
Xpat Opinion: Is Hungary Playing For Time With The IMF?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suspects that the government will only revise its controversial fiscal policy and budget forecasts for next year if forced to do so by financial markets.
Political Analyst Argues For A Coalition Government In Hungary In 2014
- 26 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: In the search for a balance between efficient government and democratic checks and balances, a popular centrist analyst finds that after the present centralized power structure, a coalition government would be a welcome change.