889 result(s) for legislation
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Rogán: RTL Klub “Clubbing” Government In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commercial television channel RTL Klub is using its news programmes as a “political cudgel” to take revenge on the government for the introduction of the ad tax, ruling Fidesz group leader Antal Rogán said in an interview to MTI on Tuesday.
Ruling Paves Way For Legislation On FX Mortgages In Hungary
- 17 Jun 2014 4:00 AM
- property
In its long-awaited ruling on foreign-currency loans, the Kúria declared yesterday that it is unfair of banks to take advantage of exchange-rate margins and to unilaterally raise interest rates on the loans except under strict conditions.
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Govt Mulls Taxing Social Media
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The bill on introducing a tax on advertisements is just an “overture” which could also see social networking sites included in the new regime, Fidesz lawmaker László L Simon said in a radio interview to public Kossuth Rádió.
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungarian Household Gas, Electricity Prices Among Cheapest In EU
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Government-mandated price cuts have made the cost to Hungarian households of gas and electricity among the lowest in the European Union, fresh data published by Eurostat show. Household gas prices averaged 4.2 euros per 100kWh in the second half of 2013, the second-lowest rate in the EU after Romania. Household electricity prices were 13.3 euros per kWh during the period.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Rogán: RTL Klub “Clubbing” Government In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commercial television channel RTL Klub is using its news programmes as a “political cudgel” to take revenge on the government for the introduction of the ad tax, ruling Fidesz group leader Antal Rogán said in an interview to MTI on Tuesday.
Ruling Paves Way For Legislation On FX Mortgages In Hungary
- 17 Jun 2014 4:00 AM
- property
In its long-awaited ruling on foreign-currency loans, the Kúria declared yesterday that it is unfair of banks to take advantage of exchange-rate margins and to unilaterally raise interest rates on the loans except under strict conditions.
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Govt Mulls Taxing Social Media
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The bill on introducing a tax on advertisements is just an “overture” which could also see social networking sites included in the new regime, Fidesz lawmaker László L Simon said in a radio interview to public Kossuth Rádió.
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungarian Household Gas, Electricity Prices Among Cheapest In EU
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Government-mandated price cuts have made the cost to Hungarian households of gas and electricity among the lowest in the European Union, fresh data published by Eurostat show. Household gas prices averaged 4.2 euros per 100kWh in the second half of 2013, the second-lowest rate in the EU after Romania. Household electricity prices were 13.3 euros per kWh during the period.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.