361 result(s) for fraud
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Reality Show Star Guilty Of Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2012 7:59 AM
- business
Salgótarján Municipal Court on Monday handed suspended sentences to reality show star Győző Gáspár and his wife Beáta Balla for tax evasion. Gáspár, star of the RTL Klub show “Győzike”, and his wife failed to report Ft 27.5 million in income in 2005 and 2006.
Minister Matolcsy Announces New Fiscal Package In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- business
Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy held a press conference earlier this morning where he announced a fiscal adjustment package totalling 397 billion forints, which will ensure that a budget deficit below 3% of GDP will be achieved.
Study Uncovers Massive Tax Evasion In Food Retail In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tax dodging in the food retail industry costs the state Ft 130 billion in lost taxes every year, according to a study by Ernst & Young. The most common method of evading taxes is the practice of “fake exporting,” said Ernst & Young tax expert Tamás Vékási. In such schemes, the products leave Hungary only on paper, as VAT does not have to be paid in Hungary on products exported within the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian Subcontractor Reports Himself After Fraud In Debrecen
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The CEO of KE-RO Jobs has reported himself to the police after committing fraud on a Ft 110 million sewerage project contract in Debrecen. The project was part of a Ft 22 billion undertaking, 58% funded by the EU.
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Reality Show Star Guilty Of Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2012 7:59 AM
- business
Salgótarján Municipal Court on Monday handed suspended sentences to reality show star Győző Gáspár and his wife Beáta Balla for tax evasion. Gáspár, star of the RTL Klub show “Győzike”, and his wife failed to report Ft 27.5 million in income in 2005 and 2006.
Minister Matolcsy Announces New Fiscal Package In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- business
Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy held a press conference earlier this morning where he announced a fiscal adjustment package totalling 397 billion forints, which will ensure that a budget deficit below 3% of GDP will be achieved.
Study Uncovers Massive Tax Evasion In Food Retail In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tax dodging in the food retail industry costs the state Ft 130 billion in lost taxes every year, according to a study by Ernst & Young. The most common method of evading taxes is the practice of “fake exporting,” said Ernst & Young tax expert Tamás Vékási. In such schemes, the products leave Hungary only on paper, as VAT does not have to be paid in Hungary on products exported within the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian Subcontractor Reports Himself After Fraud In Debrecen
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The CEO of KE-RO Jobs has reported himself to the police after committing fraud on a Ft 110 million sewerage project contract in Debrecen. The project was part of a Ft 22 billion undertaking, 58% funded by the EU.