394 result(s) for fraud
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Budapest Stock Exchange Open To Fraud, Investor Warns
- 20 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Inadequate regulation leaves the Budapest Stock Exchange vulnerable to criminals, who list essentially worthless shares, the chief of a Budapest hedge fund told Napi Gazdaság. Plotinus CEO Viktor Zsiday said fraudsters list shares with a made-up story, drive up the price via offshore companies, then sell off the shares while the price is falling.
Tax Authority Uncovers Illegal Network In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV has uncovered an illegal network throughout Hungary, in which hundreds of companies employed more than 10,000 people without paying social insurance contributions on their wages. “One of the biggest operations in the history of Hungarian crime has been shut down”, the NAV declared on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.
Ft 2.5bn VAT Scam Uncovered In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Tax officials have broken up a tax fraud scheme in which companies used false invoices to avoid paying Ft 2.5 billion worth of VAT, the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) announced on Friday. Financial detectives seized 16 luxury cars, 11 properties and €25,000 in cash and detained five people.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Budapest Stock Exchange Open To Fraud, Investor Warns
- 20 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Inadequate regulation leaves the Budapest Stock Exchange vulnerable to criminals, who list essentially worthless shares, the chief of a Budapest hedge fund told Napi Gazdaság. Plotinus CEO Viktor Zsiday said fraudsters list shares with a made-up story, drive up the price via offshore companies, then sell off the shares while the price is falling.
Tax Authority Uncovers Illegal Network In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV has uncovered an illegal network throughout Hungary, in which hundreds of companies employed more than 10,000 people without paying social insurance contributions on their wages. “One of the biggest operations in the history of Hungarian crime has been shut down”, the NAV declared on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.
Ft 2.5bn VAT Scam Uncovered In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Tax officials have broken up a tax fraud scheme in which companies used false invoices to avoid paying Ft 2.5 billion worth of VAT, the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) announced on Friday. Financial detectives seized 16 luxury cars, 11 properties and €25,000 in cash and detained five people.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
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 ...