83 result(s) for household spending
Hungary’s Fiscal Council Head Expects GDP Growth To Surpass 4 pc In 2017, 2018
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is likely to grow by above 4 percent both this year and next, the head of the Fiscal Council told a conference on Thursday. Árpád Kovács said the public debt would continue to fall and budget deficit would be below 3 percent of GDP in both years.
Hungary’s Retail Sales Growth Slows To 1% In February
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
February retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 1 percent, the slowest rate of growth in several years, according to Central Statistical Office (KSH) data published on Tuesday. KSH noted that the slowdown was in part due to a high base. Adjusted for calendar year effects, retail sales were up by 1.2 percent. Food sales edged up by 0.2 percent, non-food sales rose by 3.1 percent and vehicle ...
Parties Respond To PM’s Opening Address
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Party leaders responded on Monday to the prime minister’s speech opening the spring session of parliament, with ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary chief focusing on Viktor Orbán’s upbeat message on the economy while the opposition leaders insisted the government had failed to address problems in the country’s public services.
European Commission Raises GDP Growth Forecast For Hungary
- 16 Feb 2017 7:42 AM
- business
Hungary’s real-term GDP growth is expected to be 3.5 percent this year, the European Commission said in its 2017 winter economic forecast released on Monday, in an upward revision from the 2.6 percent growth predicted in its earlier autumn forecast in November.
KSH Reports Rising Living Standards In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2016 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Households’ incomes and average living standards have increased in Hungary, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Average real incomes in 2015 were 4.7% higher than a year before, while the income levels of the poorest were up by 5-6%, KSH said in its report for last year.
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
Hungarians Spending More On Private Education
- 28 Sep 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
As parents earn more money, not just in Buda but also in Pest, schools such as the English School of Budapest (ESB) are taking advantage of new private educational opportunities arising on the other side of the river by opening a new school site at Astoria in October.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Hungary’s Fiscal Council Head Expects GDP Growth To Surpass 4 pc In 2017, 2018
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is likely to grow by above 4 percent both this year and next, the head of the Fiscal Council told a conference on Thursday. Árpád Kovács said the public debt would continue to fall and budget deficit would be below 3 percent of GDP in both years.
Hungary’s Retail Sales Growth Slows To 1% In February
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
February retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 1 percent, the slowest rate of growth in several years, according to Central Statistical Office (KSH) data published on Tuesday. KSH noted that the slowdown was in part due to a high base. Adjusted for calendar year effects, retail sales were up by 1.2 percent. Food sales edged up by 0.2 percent, non-food sales rose by 3.1 percent and vehicle ...
Parties Respond To PM’s Opening Address
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Party leaders responded on Monday to the prime minister’s speech opening the spring session of parliament, with ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary chief focusing on Viktor Orbán’s upbeat message on the economy while the opposition leaders insisted the government had failed to address problems in the country’s public services.
European Commission Raises GDP Growth Forecast For Hungary
- 16 Feb 2017 7:42 AM
- business
Hungary’s real-term GDP growth is expected to be 3.5 percent this year, the European Commission said in its 2017 winter economic forecast released on Monday, in an upward revision from the 2.6 percent growth predicted in its earlier autumn forecast in November.
KSH Reports Rising Living Standards In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2016 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Households’ incomes and average living standards have increased in Hungary, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Average real incomes in 2015 were 4.7% higher than a year before, while the income levels of the poorest were up by 5-6%, KSH said in its report for last year.
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
Hungarians Spending More On Private Education
- 28 Sep 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
As parents earn more money, not just in Buda but also in Pest, schools such as the English School of Budapest (ESB) are taking advantage of new private educational opportunities arising on the other side of the river by opening a new school site at Astoria in October.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...