617 result(s) for forint rate
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Govt Plans Major Easing In 2017 Budget Bill
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The 2.4% ESA deficit targeted by the government in the 2017 budget bill amounts to a considerable easing compared with the falling deficit trend set in Hungary’s 2015 convergence plan or expected in the NBH’s March Inflation Report, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Budget Report.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...
Hungary Smoking Rate Down
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The national smoking rate in Hungary has declined in recent years, but the number of young smokers has grown, the state secretary for health care said. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of the upcoming World No Tobacco Day, Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs called the law protecting non-smokers one of the “greatest achievements” of the past few years.
Ferencváros Block Rehabilitation Has Won A Property Development Oscar
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Press release: The Ferencváros block rehabilitation scheme launched in 1990 has won the most eminent international accolade in the architecture profession, the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence for the year 2016. Top architectural achievements are recognised by the international award, equivalent to an Oscar in the profession, and for the first time in the 61 years since its inception, a Hungarian entry ...
Home Prices Rise 14 Pc In Hungary
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Home prices rose by 14 percent on average in Hungary from a year earlier, the biggest increase seen in a European Union member state, according to FHB’s latest home price index analysis. The average price of a resale home in Budapest, the most expensive area in the country, was 16.3 million forints in the third quarter of 2015 while the average home price in northern Hungary was 5.8 million ...
Matolcsy: Criticism On Central Bank Foundations Political Bluff
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Criticism of the central bank and its foundations is “political bluff”, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview published in Friday’s daily Magyar Nemzet. Matolcsy said he highly valued the trust placed in him by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and he was sure that they would continue to work together.
Varga: Govt To Mull Single-Digit Income Tax In 2017
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The question whether to introduce a single-digit income tax will be broached next year, the economy minister said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság. Mihály Varga said that reducing the tax from the current 15% would lead to revenue losses amounting to 600 billion forints (EUR 1.9bn). But if the rate of growth stays on its current trajectory and the government succeeds in ...
Orbán: Hungary Experiencing Economic Boom
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary is experiencing a time of economic prosperity and will take another step forward in 2017, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Radio. Speaking about next year’s budget, the prime minister said wages are continuously growing while unemployment is decreasing, something that Hungary “achieved without loans”.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Govt Plans Major Easing In 2017 Budget Bill
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The 2.4% ESA deficit targeted by the government in the 2017 budget bill amounts to a considerable easing compared with the falling deficit trend set in Hungary’s 2015 convergence plan or expected in the NBH’s March Inflation Report, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Budget Report.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...
Hungary Smoking Rate Down
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The national smoking rate in Hungary has declined in recent years, but the number of young smokers has grown, the state secretary for health care said. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of the upcoming World No Tobacco Day, Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs called the law protecting non-smokers one of the “greatest achievements” of the past few years.
Ferencváros Block Rehabilitation Has Won A Property Development Oscar
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Press release: The Ferencváros block rehabilitation scheme launched in 1990 has won the most eminent international accolade in the architecture profession, the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence for the year 2016. Top architectural achievements are recognised by the international award, equivalent to an Oscar in the profession, and for the first time in the 61 years since its inception, a Hungarian entry ...
Home Prices Rise 14 Pc In Hungary
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Home prices rose by 14 percent on average in Hungary from a year earlier, the biggest increase seen in a European Union member state, according to FHB’s latest home price index analysis. The average price of a resale home in Budapest, the most expensive area in the country, was 16.3 million forints in the third quarter of 2015 while the average home price in northern Hungary was 5.8 million ...
Matolcsy: Criticism On Central Bank Foundations Political Bluff
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Criticism of the central bank and its foundations is “political bluff”, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview published in Friday’s daily Magyar Nemzet. Matolcsy said he highly valued the trust placed in him by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and he was sure that they would continue to work together.
Varga: Govt To Mull Single-Digit Income Tax In 2017
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The question whether to introduce a single-digit income tax will be broached next year, the economy minister said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság. Mihály Varga said that reducing the tax from the current 15% would lead to revenue losses amounting to 600 billion forints (EUR 1.9bn). But if the rate of growth stays on its current trajectory and the government succeeds in ...
Orbán: Hungary Experiencing Economic Boom
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary is experiencing a time of economic prosperity and will take another step forward in 2017, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Radio. Speaking about next year’s budget, the prime minister said wages are continuously growing while unemployment is decreasing, something that Hungary “achieved without loans”.














