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Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Mortgage Holders With 3 Or More Children To Receive Govt Aid
- 1 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to help families with their mortgage payments through granting one million forints (EUR 3,300) if their third child is born after January 1 next year, and providing the same amount per each further child, a state secretary at the human resources ministry said.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Govt Plans To Tighten Laws To Guarantee Security
- 28 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government sees a need to tighten laws so as to guarantee the security of people, the government spokesman said. The government has therefore asked Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to step up preparations for such legislation, Zoltán Kovács said.
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.
Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Mortgage Holders With 3 Or More Children To Receive Govt Aid
- 1 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to help families with their mortgage payments through granting one million forints (EUR 3,300) if their third child is born after January 1 next year, and providing the same amount per each further child, a state secretary at the human resources ministry said.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Govt Plans To Tighten Laws To Guarantee Security
- 28 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government sees a need to tighten laws so as to guarantee the security of people, the government spokesman said. The government has therefore asked Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to step up preparations for such legislation, Zoltán Kovács said.
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.