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Hungarian Health Authority Issues Heat Warning
- 3 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian health authority ÁNTSZ has issued a heat alert for the weekend, the authority told MTI. From midnight on Saturday a third degree alert— the highest—will be in place for the following five days, with daily mean temperatures expected to exceed 27 C. in the country. The weather services forecast daily highs of 36, 37 and 38 C. from Monday to Wednesday.
Hungarian Housing Market Growing Rapidly
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The number of homes sold in the first half was up 50% year-on-year at 68,000, real estate agency Duna House announced. As second-half figures are usually higher, the number of sales could reach 150,000 this year, the agency projected. A new home subsidy scheme in effect from July 1 is also expected to lift sales.
Uber In HUngary Offers Compromise Proposals
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Network taxi company Uber has presented a five-point proposal to authorities to solve the current dispute with ordinary taxi companies. Uber suggests that its business model be legalised in order to make it possible to pay taxes. The company also recommends that the market be deregulated, arguing that this would create 2,000 jobs for drivers by the end of 2016.
Tarlós: Homelessness 70% Welfare, 30% Functioning Issue For Budapest
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipality of Budapest regards homelessness 70% a welfare issue and 30% a matter of the city’s ability to function, the mayor told public news channel M1 after the municipal assembly had passed an amendment to an earlier decree on homelessness.
2016 Tax Changes In Hungary “Simplest Ever”
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The 2016 tax bill just submitted to parliament contains the shortest tax provisions ever and introduces no new taxes, state secretary András Tállai said. New elements of the tax measures include a scheme called “tax loan for growth”, which means that companies that manage to raise their pre-tax profits five-fold in a year can defer their tax payments, thereby gaining resources for further ...
Budapest Airport Reports Record Traffic
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport registered an annual 10.8% increase in traffic last month, with 840,486 passengers arriving and departing from the facility, an all-time high for the month of April. The rise in traffic was twice that of the EU average. In the first four months, passenger traffic increased 12.1% year-on-year, while airlines reported average seat occupancy of 78.8%.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
SCP Raises Hungary Mid-Term Economic Growth Projection
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has raised its projection for Hungary’s mid-term GDP growth to 2.5% from 2%. The projection is the same as the government’s official 2.5% forecast for this year.
Hungarian Health Authority Issues Heat Warning
- 3 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian health authority ÁNTSZ has issued a heat alert for the weekend, the authority told MTI. From midnight on Saturday a third degree alert— the highest—will be in place for the following five days, with daily mean temperatures expected to exceed 27 C. in the country. The weather services forecast daily highs of 36, 37 and 38 C. from Monday to Wednesday.
Hungarian Housing Market Growing Rapidly
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The number of homes sold in the first half was up 50% year-on-year at 68,000, real estate agency Duna House announced. As second-half figures are usually higher, the number of sales could reach 150,000 this year, the agency projected. A new home subsidy scheme in effect from July 1 is also expected to lift sales.
Uber In HUngary Offers Compromise Proposals
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Network taxi company Uber has presented a five-point proposal to authorities to solve the current dispute with ordinary taxi companies. Uber suggests that its business model be legalised in order to make it possible to pay taxes. The company also recommends that the market be deregulated, arguing that this would create 2,000 jobs for drivers by the end of 2016.
Tarlós: Homelessness 70% Welfare, 30% Functioning Issue For Budapest
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipality of Budapest regards homelessness 70% a welfare issue and 30% a matter of the city’s ability to function, the mayor told public news channel M1 after the municipal assembly had passed an amendment to an earlier decree on homelessness.
2016 Tax Changes In Hungary “Simplest Ever”
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The 2016 tax bill just submitted to parliament contains the shortest tax provisions ever and introduces no new taxes, state secretary András Tállai said. New elements of the tax measures include a scheme called “tax loan for growth”, which means that companies that manage to raise their pre-tax profits five-fold in a year can defer their tax payments, thereby gaining resources for further ...
Budapest Airport Reports Record Traffic
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport registered an annual 10.8% increase in traffic last month, with 840,486 passengers arriving and departing from the facility, an all-time high for the month of April. The rise in traffic was twice that of the EU average. In the first four months, passenger traffic increased 12.1% year-on-year, while airlines reported average seat occupancy of 78.8%.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
SCP Raises Hungary Mid-Term Economic Growth Projection
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has raised its projection for Hungary’s mid-term GDP growth to 2.5% from 2%. The projection is the same as the government’s official 2.5% forecast for this year.