462 result(s) for payments
EU To Lift Suspension Of EU Funds For Hungary
- 7 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission recommended last week that the planned freeze of €495 million in EU cohesion fund payments to Hungary in 2013 be lifted, saying the country has taken the necessary measures to correct the excessive budget deficit. EU finance ministers, who decided in April to suspend the funds, are expected to formally confirm the EC decision on June 22.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Hungarian Government Approves Raft Of New Taxes
- 10 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has approved the financial transaction tax, telephone tax and unified insurance tax, while phasing out the crisis tax, as prescribed in the Széll Kálmán plan 2.0, Economy Minister György Matolcsy announced yesterday.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungarian Tax Authority NAV Issues List Of Tax Dodgers
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The tax authority NAV has released a list of those companies and individuals with the highest outstanding tax bills. Individuals must owe at least Ft 10 million and companies Ft 100 million to make it on to the list, which contains some well-known public figures.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sees Transaction Tax At 0.1%
- 16 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- business
"We are very far from making a decision on a transaction tax, but its size cannot be more than 0.1%,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday.
IT Company Sees Flaw In SZÉP Cards In Budapest
- 29 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
"IT security company Balabit has raised concerns about the safety of paying for goods and services with the SZÉP Széchenyi holiday cards. The payment receipt contains all of the information necessary for online payment, namely the 16-digit card number, the expiry date of the card and the name of the cardholder, Balabit points out.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner Andor Under Fire
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Socialist vice president Laszlo Kovacs and Fidesz executive vice president Lajos Kosa criticised Hungary’s EU Commissioner Laszlo Andor for attending a conference in Budapest last week instead of taking part in the European Commission meeting which decided that the EU could halt payments of cohesion funds to Hungary next year.
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...
EU To Lift Suspension Of EU Funds For Hungary
- 7 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission recommended last week that the planned freeze of €495 million in EU cohesion fund payments to Hungary in 2013 be lifted, saying the country has taken the necessary measures to correct the excessive budget deficit. EU finance ministers, who decided in April to suspend the funds, are expected to formally confirm the EC decision on June 22.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Hungarian Government Approves Raft Of New Taxes
- 10 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has approved the financial transaction tax, telephone tax and unified insurance tax, while phasing out the crisis tax, as prescribed in the Széll Kálmán plan 2.0, Economy Minister György Matolcsy announced yesterday.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungarian Tax Authority NAV Issues List Of Tax Dodgers
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The tax authority NAV has released a list of those companies and individuals with the highest outstanding tax bills. Individuals must owe at least Ft 10 million and companies Ft 100 million to make it on to the list, which contains some well-known public figures.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sees Transaction Tax At 0.1%
- 16 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- business
"We are very far from making a decision on a transaction tax, but its size cannot be more than 0.1%,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday.
IT Company Sees Flaw In SZÉP Cards In Budapest
- 29 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
"IT security company Balabit has raised concerns about the safety of paying for goods and services with the SZÉP Széchenyi holiday cards. The payment receipt contains all of the information necessary for online payment, namely the 16-digit card number, the expiry date of the card and the name of the cardholder, Balabit points out.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner Andor Under Fire
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Socialist vice president Laszlo Kovacs and Fidesz executive vice president Lajos Kosa criticised Hungary’s EU Commissioner Laszlo Andor for attending a conference in Budapest last week instead of taking part in the European Commission meeting which decided that the EU could halt payments of cohesion funds to Hungary next year.
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...