139 result(s) for pension policy
New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary
- 26 May 2022 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's government will require banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines to contribute their "extra profits" to a utilities fund and a defence fund for a period of two years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Wednesday.
Hungarian Opinion: Government Extends Price Caps
- 30 Apr 2022 7:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Pro-government analysts welcome the government’s decision to keep prices down as a pragmatic social policy at a time of rapid inflation. Left-wing and liberal commentators see price caps as political tools with few economic benefits.
Change of Gov't Needed to Handle Fallout of Ukraine War, Say Hungarian Socialists
- 28 Mar 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The united opposition insists that voters can only avoid the fallout of the war in Ukraine if they head to the polls and change the government, the co-leader of the Socialist Party told an online press briefing on Sunday, a week before Hungary’s general election.
GDP Growth for 2021 Most Rapid in Hungarian Economic History
- 16 Feb 2022 8:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian economic output grew by an annual 7.2% in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year growth to 7.1%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Tuesday.
Hungarian Opposition Collects 170,000 Signatures for Referendum on Fudan, Jobseeker's Allowance
- 15 Jan 2022 7:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The referendum drive of the united opposition aimed at preventing a campus of Fudan University being built in Budapest and calling for an extended period of jobseekers’ allowance has garnered 170,000 signatures, the opposition parties said at a joint press conference on Friday.
Latest Inflation Data Above 7% in Hungary - Analysis
- 15 Jan 2022 7:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian annual inflation was 7.4% in December, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Higher cigarette and vehicle fuel prices continued to be the main drivers, though food and consumer durables prices rose above headline inflation.
'Omicron Game-Changer’ & Latest on Purchase of BUD Airport - PM’s Chief of Staff
- 14 Jan 2022 8:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning Omicron, Gergely Gulyás said the jab ensured protection against serious symptoms rather than the infection itself, adding that all vaccines licenced in Hungary were effective.
Hungary’s Budget Deficit Reaches HUF 5,101.5 Billion for 2021
- 12 Jan 2022 10:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 5,101.5 billion forints (EUR 14.2bn) at the end of December, the finance ministry said in a preliminary reading of data released on Tuesday.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Promise Public Debt Reduction Without Austerity
- 11 Jan 2022 8:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Politicians of opposition Jobbik, Momentum and Párbeszéd told a joint press conference on Monday that they would reduce public debt from its current record high without introducing austerity measures if the opposition came to power in the spring election.
New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary
- 26 May 2022 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's government will require banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines to contribute their "extra profits" to a utilities fund and a defence fund for a period of two years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Wednesday.
Hungarian Opinion: Government Extends Price Caps
- 30 Apr 2022 7:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Pro-government analysts welcome the government’s decision to keep prices down as a pragmatic social policy at a time of rapid inflation. Left-wing and liberal commentators see price caps as political tools with few economic benefits.
Change of Gov't Needed to Handle Fallout of Ukraine War, Say Hungarian Socialists
- 28 Mar 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The united opposition insists that voters can only avoid the fallout of the war in Ukraine if they head to the polls and change the government, the co-leader of the Socialist Party told an online press briefing on Sunday, a week before Hungary’s general election.
GDP Growth for 2021 Most Rapid in Hungarian Economic History
- 16 Feb 2022 8:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian economic output grew by an annual 7.2% in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year growth to 7.1%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Tuesday.
Hungarian Opposition Collects 170,000 Signatures for Referendum on Fudan, Jobseeker's Allowance
- 15 Jan 2022 7:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The referendum drive of the united opposition aimed at preventing a campus of Fudan University being built in Budapest and calling for an extended period of jobseekers’ allowance has garnered 170,000 signatures, the opposition parties said at a joint press conference on Friday.
Latest Inflation Data Above 7% in Hungary - Analysis
- 15 Jan 2022 7:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian annual inflation was 7.4% in December, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Higher cigarette and vehicle fuel prices continued to be the main drivers, though food and consumer durables prices rose above headline inflation.
'Omicron Game-Changer’ & Latest on Purchase of BUD Airport - PM’s Chief of Staff
- 14 Jan 2022 8:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Concerning Omicron, Gergely Gulyás said the jab ensured protection against serious symptoms rather than the infection itself, adding that all vaccines licenced in Hungary were effective.
Hungary’s Budget Deficit Reaches HUF 5,101.5 Billion for 2021
- 12 Jan 2022 10:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 5,101.5 billion forints (EUR 14.2bn) at the end of December, the finance ministry said in a preliminary reading of data released on Tuesday.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Promise Public Debt Reduction Without Austerity
- 11 Jan 2022 8:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Politicians of opposition Jobbik, Momentum and Párbeszéd told a joint press conference on Monday that they would reduce public debt from its current record high without introducing austerity measures if the opposition came to power in the spring election.


















