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Hungary’s Opposition Warns Against Ad Tax
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The proposed general 5% tax on advertising revenue will wipe out small media outlets, opposition parties warned yesterday. Socialist MP Ágnes Kunhalmi described the tax as a politically motivated tool for destroying independent media.
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 Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
One In Five Internet Users In Hungary Has A Tablet
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
In Hungary 21% of adult Internet users have tablets, and half of them use their devices to watch videos. Those users also appeared who watch live streaming television programs on tablets. But few are willing to pay for applications yet; the majority keeps only free apps installed on their smart devices. The latest research in eNET’s and Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” series focuses on ...
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Foreign Paypal Turnover Of Webshops In Hungary Rises 21%
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
The foreign PayPal turnover of Webshops in Hungary rose an annual 21% in the first half of 2014, PayPal told MTI on Thursday.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
220,000 People Are Becoming Victims Of Crime In Hungary Per Year
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
220,000 people are becoming victims of crime each year - said the Minister of Interior at the the conference organized on the International Day for Victimes of Crime, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Institute of Public Administration and Justice and the National Council on Crime Prevention in Budapest this Friday.
Hungary’s Opposition Warns Against Ad Tax
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The proposed general 5% tax on advertising revenue will wipe out small media outlets, opposition parties warned yesterday. Socialist MP Ágnes Kunhalmi described the tax as a politically motivated tool for destroying independent media.
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 Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
One In Five Internet Users In Hungary Has A Tablet
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
In Hungary 21% of adult Internet users have tablets, and half of them use their devices to watch videos. Those users also appeared who watch live streaming television programs on tablets. But few are willing to pay for applications yet; the majority keeps only free apps installed on their smart devices. The latest research in eNET’s and Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” series focuses on ...
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Foreign Paypal Turnover Of Webshops In Hungary Rises 21%
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
The foreign PayPal turnover of Webshops in Hungary rose an annual 21% in the first half of 2014, PayPal told MTI on Thursday.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
220,000 People Are Becoming Victims Of Crime In Hungary Per Year
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
220,000 people are becoming victims of crime each year - said the Minister of Interior at the the conference organized on the International Day for Victimes of Crime, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Institute of Public Administration and Justice and the National Council on Crime Prevention in Budapest this Friday.