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Hungarian Cabinet Considers Pig Farming Strategy
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Rural Development Ministry has prepared a strategy for pig farming to be discussed by the cabinet, state secretary Zsolt V. Nemeth said. The ministry advocates integration, interest subsidies for working capital loans and a revision of environmental regulations.
Hungarian Monetary Council Wary Of Inflation Risks
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Janos Cinkotai and Gyorgy Kocziszky voted for a quarter-point cut in the base rate at the monetary council’s July 24 meeting, while the five other members voted to keep the rate at 7.0%, according to minutes released last week. The majority view was that inflation will remain above the 3% target in 2012 and 2013 due to higher VAT and excise taxes. Inflation is not likely to fall to 3% until ...
Hungarian Town Hajdunanas Launches Local Currency
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hajdunanas has become the third town in Hungary to launch its own local currency, the Bocskai korona, similar to Sopron franc and the Balaton korona. Legally the currency is a voucher offering discounts at local shops. So far 20 shops in Hajdunanas are participating.
State To Fund Health Care For Ethnic Hungarians
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The state will provide nearly Ft 150 million in subsidies for health care for ethnic Hungarians visiting Hungary, the health state secretariat announced last week. Ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine and Serbia may apply for such treatments as cancer operations without chemotherapy.
State Subsidy For County Museums In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
About Ft 17.6 billion will be available next year for municipal councils to subsidise museums, culture state secretary Laszlo L. Simon told on a press briefing. He said Ft 2.2 billion will be available for county museums, Ft 2.9 billion for libraries as well as Ft 1.7 billion for small village libraries. Some Ft 10.5 billion will be available for towns to spend on museums and public culture.
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...
Fidesz Executive Argues For Voter Registration In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prior registration ahead of parliamentary elections is necessary because elections cannot be held any other way, Fidesz executive vice-president Lajos Kosa asserted in an interview with Vilaggazdasag. Kosa said the present system does not know what to do about those who have voting rights as Hungarian citizens but are not in the population register.
Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
New Concept For Stadium In Budapest Chosen
- 15 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
The architectural firm of Pomsar & Partners has won the initial tender to prepare guideline plans for the reconstruction of the area around the Puskas Stadium in Budapest’s 14th District, public procurement gazette Kozbeszerzesi Ertesito reveals.
Hungarian Cabinet Considers Pig Farming Strategy
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Rural Development Ministry has prepared a strategy for pig farming to be discussed by the cabinet, state secretary Zsolt V. Nemeth said. The ministry advocates integration, interest subsidies for working capital loans and a revision of environmental regulations.
Hungarian Monetary Council Wary Of Inflation Risks
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Janos Cinkotai and Gyorgy Kocziszky voted for a quarter-point cut in the base rate at the monetary council’s July 24 meeting, while the five other members voted to keep the rate at 7.0%, according to minutes released last week. The majority view was that inflation will remain above the 3% target in 2012 and 2013 due to higher VAT and excise taxes. Inflation is not likely to fall to 3% until ...
Hungarian Town Hajdunanas Launches Local Currency
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hajdunanas has become the third town in Hungary to launch its own local currency, the Bocskai korona, similar to Sopron franc and the Balaton korona. Legally the currency is a voucher offering discounts at local shops. So far 20 shops in Hajdunanas are participating.
State To Fund Health Care For Ethnic Hungarians
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The state will provide nearly Ft 150 million in subsidies for health care for ethnic Hungarians visiting Hungary, the health state secretariat announced last week. Ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine and Serbia may apply for such treatments as cancer operations without chemotherapy.
State Subsidy For County Museums In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
About Ft 17.6 billion will be available next year for municipal councils to subsidise museums, culture state secretary Laszlo L. Simon told on a press briefing. He said Ft 2.2 billion will be available for county museums, Ft 2.9 billion for libraries as well as Ft 1.7 billion for small village libraries. Some Ft 10.5 billion will be available for towns to spend on museums and public culture.
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...
Fidesz Executive Argues For Voter Registration In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prior registration ahead of parliamentary elections is necessary because elections cannot be held any other way, Fidesz executive vice-president Lajos Kosa asserted in an interview with Vilaggazdasag. Kosa said the present system does not know what to do about those who have voting rights as Hungarian citizens but are not in the population register.
Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
New Concept For Stadium In Budapest Chosen
- 15 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
The architectural firm of Pomsar & Partners has won the initial tender to prepare guideline plans for the reconstruction of the area around the Puskas Stadium in Budapest’s 14th District, public procurement gazette Kozbeszerzesi Ertesito reveals.