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Hungarian MPs Propose Locking Interest Rates On Retail Loans For 3 Years
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance have proposed that banks should be allowed to change interest rates and interest rate margins in retail loan contracts only once every three years, parliamentary group leader Antal Rogán said.
Hungary's PM Orbán Retreats On Internet Tax
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the withdrawal of the internet tax on Friday but did not abandon the idea, saying it will be revisited next year. In his usual fortnightly interview with Kossuth Rádió, Orbán said the debate about the tax had gone off course, as the levy is an extension of the existing telecoms tax, but now people question its fairness.
Sunday Closure For Stores Mooted In Hungary
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Christian Democrats are proposing to ban Sunday shopping at large retail outlets from January 1. The party, which has tried to present such a bill in the past, states that “everyone must be ensured a free Sunday”.
Breaking News: Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán Withdraws Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced the withdrawal of the proposal of internet tax in the public radio this morning. Orbán said that he was considering the issue rather a technical question of taxation and he is still convinced that extending the telecom tax would be justified.
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.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungarian Bath Culture Day Held For The Fifth Time
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At a press conference held on the occasion of Hungarian Bath Culture Day on 11 October, the Ministry of National Economy’s Deputy State Secretary for Tourism, Ádám Ruszinkó, emphasised that some two million people visited Hungary last year for health tourism purposes, staying an average of 7.3 guest nights in the country’s various health spas and wellness hotels, which is significantly more than ...
Hungary’s M3 Motorway Now Extended Up To Vásárosnamény
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Thanks to an efficient cooperation between the government, the authority and the contractor, the 11.9 km section of M3 Motorway between Trunk Road 49 and Vásárosnamény has been opened for public use one month before the deadline.
Citibank Planning To Leave Hungary
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Citibank announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from the retail banking markets in Hungary and ten other countries around the globe. The sale of these divisions is under way in most of the affected countries and will be completed in 2015 in all of them, the US-based bank group said.
Hungarian MPs Propose Locking Interest Rates On Retail Loans For 3 Years
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance have proposed that banks should be allowed to change interest rates and interest rate margins in retail loan contracts only once every three years, parliamentary group leader Antal Rogán said.
Hungary's PM Orbán Retreats On Internet Tax
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the withdrawal of the internet tax on Friday but did not abandon the idea, saying it will be revisited next year. In his usual fortnightly interview with Kossuth Rádió, Orbán said the debate about the tax had gone off course, as the levy is an extension of the existing telecoms tax, but now people question its fairness.
Sunday Closure For Stores Mooted In Hungary
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Christian Democrats are proposing to ban Sunday shopping at large retail outlets from January 1. The party, which has tried to present such a bill in the past, states that “everyone must be ensured a free Sunday”.
Breaking News: Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán Withdraws Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced the withdrawal of the proposal of internet tax in the public radio this morning. Orbán said that he was considering the issue rather a technical question of taxation and he is still convinced that extending the telecom tax would be justified.
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.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungarian Bath Culture Day Held For The Fifth Time
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At a press conference held on the occasion of Hungarian Bath Culture Day on 11 October, the Ministry of National Economy’s Deputy State Secretary for Tourism, Ádám Ruszinkó, emphasised that some two million people visited Hungary last year for health tourism purposes, staying an average of 7.3 guest nights in the country’s various health spas and wellness hotels, which is significantly more than ...
Hungary’s M3 Motorway Now Extended Up To Vásárosnamény
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Thanks to an efficient cooperation between the government, the authority and the contractor, the 11.9 km section of M3 Motorway between Trunk Road 49 and Vásárosnamény has been opened for public use one month before the deadline.
Citibank Planning To Leave Hungary
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Citibank announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from the retail banking markets in Hungary and ten other countries around the globe. The sale of these divisions is under way in most of the affected countries and will be completed in 2015 in all of them, the US-based bank group said.