259 result(s) for infringement
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
PM Orbán Interview: “Hungary Must Avoid Becoming A Refugee Camp”
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In his regular Friday morning interview on Kossuth Rádió this week, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave his remarks on the advertisement tax, the Minsk ceasefire agreement and immigration, pointing out that Hungary will become a big refugee camp in time if immigration is not deterred.
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
New Statutes Might Reduce Market Share Of Foreign-Owned Food Retailers
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government is about to use legal measures to reduce the market share of foreign-owned retail chain stores in Hungary. The proposed measures - which amalgamate related ideas of the past five years - might even shoo off some foreign retailers from Hungary altogether.
Brussels Drops Road Toll Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has dropped an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to call a tender to build a road toll system for commercial vehicles, a commission source told MTI. Hungary introduced a per-kilometre toll on commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes last year.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
PM Orbán Interview: “Hungary Must Avoid Becoming A Refugee Camp”
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In his regular Friday morning interview on Kossuth Rádió this week, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave his remarks on the advertisement tax, the Minsk ceasefire agreement and immigration, pointing out that Hungary will become a big refugee camp in time if immigration is not deterred.
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
New Statutes Might Reduce Market Share Of Foreign-Owned Food Retailers
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government is about to use legal measures to reduce the market share of foreign-owned retail chain stores in Hungary. The proposed measures - which amalgamate related ideas of the past five years - might even shoo off some foreign retailers from Hungary altogether.
Brussels Drops Road Toll Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has dropped an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to call a tender to build a road toll system for commercial vehicles, a commission source told MTI. Hungary introduced a per-kilometre toll on commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes last year.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.