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Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Video Article: Busted: Gyros Was Made In Cement Mixer In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
NEBIH (National Food Chain Safety Office) Special Affairs Directorate checked a meat wholesale business in Pest county at the request of NAV (National Tax and Tariffs Office) Pest county Tax Directorate. During the procedure more than 22 tons of meat-product was seized by the professionals, and they also discovered a gyros producing facility operating without a license, origo.hu wrote.
Hungary Introduces New 20.000 Forint Banknotes
- 17 Dec 2015 10:55 AM
- business
This Wednesday the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) released its new 20.000-forint banknotes. The change was previously announced in a decree published in late September in the Hungarian Official Journal. The colour of the banknote has changed a bit, turning into greenish-blue in the middle. Furthermore, the banknote has become protected by special fibers and safety threads.
Cosmetics, House Hold Chemical Sales Climb 7% In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics in Hungary reached 290 billion forints (EUR 919m) in January-October, up 7% from the same period a year earlier, market researcher Nielsen said. Sales of shower gel were up 12%, tissue sales rose 11% and fabric softener sales increased 10%. Stores bigger than 2,500sqm generated 32% of total turnover during the period.
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law On VAT Cut For New Home Building
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill to reduce value added tax (VAT) on new-build homes from 27% to 5% between 2016 and 2019. Submitted by Economy Minister Mihály Varga and cabinet chief Antal Rogán, the law states that a 5% VAT rate applies to homes built between 2016 and 2019, mainly applying to blocks of flats built in housing parks with an area of less than 150 square meters each or to standalone homes ...
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Video Article: Busted: Gyros Was Made In Cement Mixer In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
NEBIH (National Food Chain Safety Office) Special Affairs Directorate checked a meat wholesale business in Pest county at the request of NAV (National Tax and Tariffs Office) Pest county Tax Directorate. During the procedure more than 22 tons of meat-product was seized by the professionals, and they also discovered a gyros producing facility operating without a license, origo.hu wrote.
Hungary Introduces New 20.000 Forint Banknotes
- 17 Dec 2015 10:55 AM
- business
This Wednesday the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) released its new 20.000-forint banknotes. The change was previously announced in a decree published in late September in the Hungarian Official Journal. The colour of the banknote has changed a bit, turning into greenish-blue in the middle. Furthermore, the banknote has become protected by special fibers and safety threads.
Cosmetics, House Hold Chemical Sales Climb 7% In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics in Hungary reached 290 billion forints (EUR 919m) in January-October, up 7% from the same period a year earlier, market researcher Nielsen said. Sales of shower gel were up 12%, tissue sales rose 11% and fabric softener sales increased 10%. Stores bigger than 2,500sqm generated 32% of total turnover during the period.
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law On VAT Cut For New Home Building
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill to reduce value added tax (VAT) on new-build homes from 27% to 5% between 2016 and 2019. Submitted by Economy Minister Mihály Varga and cabinet chief Antal Rogán, the law states that a 5% VAT rate applies to homes built between 2016 and 2019, mainly applying to blocks of flats built in housing parks with an area of less than 150 square meters each or to standalone homes ...
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.