31 result(s) for lawmakers in Business
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.
Hungarian Govt To Propose Stability Act Amendment
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government will initiate an amendment to a rule on a nominal state debt threshold to better support economic growth. The Economy Ministry responded to a query by MTI after the Fiscal Council made a recommendation on the rule.
Hungarian Banking Assoc Believes Quaestor Clients Have No Right To Compensation
- 20 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Banking Association believes clients of failed brokerage Quaestor should not receive any compensation, chief secretary Levente Kovács said on public radio. Kovács noted that Quaestor had clearly informed its clients that its securities - which paid a yield well over that of government securities - were covered neither by the National Deposit Insurance Association (OBA) nor the ...
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Lenders Weigh Court Defence Of Unilateral Changes To Forint Loan Contracts
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP Bank and Erste Bank are considering legal recourse regarding the settlement of compensation for unilateral changes to forint loan contracts, and K and H Bank already plans to file a case, the lenders said. The press department of Budapest’s Municipal Court said no cases had been filed so far.
New Rules For Alcohol Excise Tax In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Prime Minister’s Office has proposed to reverse all new rules determining the amount of an excise tax bank guarantee paid by alcohol wholesalers after a series of proposals made on the subject. Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s head of parliament’s legislative committee, said that the excise tax bank guarantee paid by wholesalers on beer, wine, sparkling wine and intermediate ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.
Hungarian Govt To Propose Stability Act Amendment
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government will initiate an amendment to a rule on a nominal state debt threshold to better support economic growth. The Economy Ministry responded to a query by MTI after the Fiscal Council made a recommendation on the rule.
Hungarian Banking Assoc Believes Quaestor Clients Have No Right To Compensation
- 20 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Banking Association believes clients of failed brokerage Quaestor should not receive any compensation, chief secretary Levente Kovács said on public radio. Kovács noted that Quaestor had clearly informed its clients that its securities - which paid a yield well over that of government securities - were covered neither by the National Deposit Insurance Association (OBA) nor the ...
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Lenders Weigh Court Defence Of Unilateral Changes To Forint Loan Contracts
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP Bank and Erste Bank are considering legal recourse regarding the settlement of compensation for unilateral changes to forint loan contracts, and K and H Bank already plans to file a case, the lenders said. The press department of Budapest’s Municipal Court said no cases had been filed so far.
New Rules For Alcohol Excise Tax In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Prime Minister’s Office has proposed to reverse all new rules determining the amount of an excise tax bank guarantee paid by alcohol wholesalers after a series of proposals made on the subject. Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s head of parliament’s legislative committee, said that the excise tax bank guarantee paid by wholesalers on beer, wine, sparkling wine and intermediate ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.