752 result(s) for government aid
Hungarian Ministers Pay Low Income Tax
- 7 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some cabinet ministers enjoy income tax payments below the flat 16% rate, Napi Gazdaság reports, citing data from the government website. The primary reason is the tax break granted to those with large families.
TV Producer May Be Next US Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Obama government may designate television producer Colleen Bell as its next ambassador to Budapest, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
Hungary's Economy Ministry Will Not Re-Regulate Alcohol Retail
- 31 May 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Economy Ministry has denied a Thursday report that the government will re-regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages after monopolising the wholesale trade in tobacco products.
Official Registry To Go Electronic In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
From next summer birth, wedding and other certificates will be registered electronically and not on paper, under an amendment passed by Parliament on Monday. Registered common-law partnerships and death certificates will also be replaced by electronic documents.
Mortgage Aid Deadline Cancelled In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The May 31 deadline for joining the government’s fixed-rate mortgage scheme was lifted by Parliament on Monday. In the relevant committee, the representative of the government disagreed with the idea of leaving the scheme open indefinitely and suggested a new deadline of July 1, 2017.
Amnesty International Fears For Hungarian Roma & Media
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Basic Law is discriminatory, Roma are exposed to extremist, racist attacks and the media are subject to manipulation, Amnesty International declares in its latest report on Hungary released on Wednesday.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Hungary Loses At Strasbourg Court
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Hungary breached the right of ownership by imposing a 98% special tax on a part of the redundancy payment of a Foreign Ministry staff member dismissed from her post.
Hungarian Ministers Pay Low Income Tax
- 7 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some cabinet ministers enjoy income tax payments below the flat 16% rate, Napi Gazdaság reports, citing data from the government website. The primary reason is the tax break granted to those with large families.
TV Producer May Be Next US Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Obama government may designate television producer Colleen Bell as its next ambassador to Budapest, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
Hungary's Economy Ministry Will Not Re-Regulate Alcohol Retail
- 31 May 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Economy Ministry has denied a Thursday report that the government will re-regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages after monopolising the wholesale trade in tobacco products.
Official Registry To Go Electronic In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
From next summer birth, wedding and other certificates will be registered electronically and not on paper, under an amendment passed by Parliament on Monday. Registered common-law partnerships and death certificates will also be replaced by electronic documents.
Mortgage Aid Deadline Cancelled In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The May 31 deadline for joining the government’s fixed-rate mortgage scheme was lifted by Parliament on Monday. In the relevant committee, the representative of the government disagreed with the idea of leaving the scheme open indefinitely and suggested a new deadline of July 1, 2017.
Amnesty International Fears For Hungarian Roma & Media
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Basic Law is discriminatory, Roma are exposed to extremist, racist attacks and the media are subject to manipulation, Amnesty International declares in its latest report on Hungary released on Wednesday.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Hungary Loses At Strasbourg Court
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Hungary breached the right of ownership by imposing a 98% special tax on a part of the redundancy payment of a Foreign Ministry staff member dismissed from her post.