1,067 result(s) for government plans
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
Hungary’s DK Welcomes Protests As “Resistance To Orbán Regime”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said although Sunday’s mass protest in Budapest targeted the government’s internet tax plans, the demonstration had turned into a protest against the “Orbán regime”.
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
Video: Another Demo Against Internet Tax Set For Tonight
- 28 Oct 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
By late last night, more than 44,000 people had already confirmed plans on Facebook to participate in a demonstration at 6 p.m. at József Nádor tér tonight – in what is to be the week's second demonstration against the government's proposed internet tax.
Opposition: Internet Tax To Send Hungary Back To The '90s
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s opposition E-PM alliance urged the government to scrap plans of levying a tax on internet data transfers in a statement released today. According to estimates, the government’s plans mean that every downloaded gigabyte would cost Hungarian internet service providers HUF 150, and many believe ISPs would simply pass the tax on to users.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
First Electric Taxi Rank Opened In Budapest
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s first taxi rank with an electric charger was opened in Graphisoft Park in the Third District yesterday with the help of Budapest Taxi. The taxi company provided the equipment, and Graphisoft Park the electricity.
Varga: Hungarian Govt Not Mulling Corporate Tax Changes
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is not planning to change the taxation rate for companies next year but the longterm goal is to have a flat-rate tax, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told a press conference. Presenting details of the government’s tax proposals, Varga said that small and medium-size ventures would continue to pay a 10% corporate tax, and large companies 19%.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
Hungary’s DK Welcomes Protests As “Resistance To Orbán Regime”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said although Sunday’s mass protest in Budapest targeted the government’s internet tax plans, the demonstration had turned into a protest against the “Orbán regime”.
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
Video: Another Demo Against Internet Tax Set For Tonight
- 28 Oct 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
By late last night, more than 44,000 people had already confirmed plans on Facebook to participate in a demonstration at 6 p.m. at József Nádor tér tonight – in what is to be the week's second demonstration against the government's proposed internet tax.
Opposition: Internet Tax To Send Hungary Back To The '90s
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s opposition E-PM alliance urged the government to scrap plans of levying a tax on internet data transfers in a statement released today. According to estimates, the government’s plans mean that every downloaded gigabyte would cost Hungarian internet service providers HUF 150, and many believe ISPs would simply pass the tax on to users.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
First Electric Taxi Rank Opened In Budapest
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s first taxi rank with an electric charger was opened in Graphisoft Park in the Third District yesterday with the help of Budapest Taxi. The taxi company provided the equipment, and Graphisoft Park the electricity.
Varga: Hungarian Govt Not Mulling Corporate Tax Changes
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is not planning to change the taxation rate for companies next year but the longterm goal is to have a flat-rate tax, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told a press conference. Presenting details of the government’s tax proposals, Varga said that small and medium-size ventures would continue to pay a 10% corporate tax, and large companies 19%.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...