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Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater
- 29 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Making up the 2016/17 programme for the New York Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD simulcast series are two operas each from Mozart and Verdi and one each by Wagner, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss and Dvořák, as well as a piece from Paris-based Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin. The new season offers four new Met productions, as well as one Met première, for the audience of ...
Bad Weather Cuts Hungary Fruit Harvest By One-Third
- 28 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Bad weather reduced Hungary’s fruit crop by about one-third this year, but the vegetable harvest was better than average, the head of growers association FruitVeB said. Spring frost, storms, hail and heavy rain cut the fruit crop by 250,000-300,000 tonnes to 750,000-800,000 tonnes, said Ferenc Ledó.
Govt To Introduce Measures To Boost SME Growth
- 23 Dec 2016 8:10 AM
- business
The government is launching a programme to help boost growth in productivity and efficiency among small and medium-sized companies (SME), economy ministry state secretary István Lepsényi said on Thursday.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Hungary To Invest USD 650 Million In Student Housing
- 15 Dec 2016 8:53 AM
- property
The Hungarian government will spend HUF 192.6 billion (USD 650 million) building 19 new dormitory buildings and renovating 104 existing ones between now and 2023, which will house some 37,500 students, reports epulettar.hu. This will translate to the renovation of some 12,000 existing dormitory rooms and the building of another 4,000 rooms housing 8,000 students.
Parliament Votes To Reduce Payroll Tax
- 13 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a bill that reduces the payroll tax from 27% to 22% from next year, and to 20% from 2018. The bill adjusts the healthcare contributions accordingly, reducing them from 27% to 22% for 2017. Economy Minister Mihály Varga submitted the bill to parliament earlier in December.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
OECD Lowers 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.5 Pc
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD lowered its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth next year to 2.5 percent in volume terms in a forecast published on Monday from the 3.1 percent in the previous Economic Outlook released in June 2016. The OECD however improved its 1.6 percent summer projection for Hungary’s growth this year to 1.7 percent in the autumn edition of the World Economic Outlook.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater
- 29 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Making up the 2016/17 programme for the New York Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD simulcast series are two operas each from Mozart and Verdi and one each by Wagner, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss and Dvořák, as well as a piece from Paris-based Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin. The new season offers four new Met productions, as well as one Met première, for the audience of ...
Bad Weather Cuts Hungary Fruit Harvest By One-Third
- 28 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Bad weather reduced Hungary’s fruit crop by about one-third this year, but the vegetable harvest was better than average, the head of growers association FruitVeB said. Spring frost, storms, hail and heavy rain cut the fruit crop by 250,000-300,000 tonnes to 750,000-800,000 tonnes, said Ferenc Ledó.
Govt To Introduce Measures To Boost SME Growth
- 23 Dec 2016 8:10 AM
- business
The government is launching a programme to help boost growth in productivity and efficiency among small and medium-sized companies (SME), economy ministry state secretary István Lepsényi said on Thursday.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Hungary To Invest USD 650 Million In Student Housing
- 15 Dec 2016 8:53 AM
- property
The Hungarian government will spend HUF 192.6 billion (USD 650 million) building 19 new dormitory buildings and renovating 104 existing ones between now and 2023, which will house some 37,500 students, reports epulettar.hu. This will translate to the renovation of some 12,000 existing dormitory rooms and the building of another 4,000 rooms housing 8,000 students.
Parliament Votes To Reduce Payroll Tax
- 13 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a bill that reduces the payroll tax from 27% to 22% from next year, and to 20% from 2018. The bill adjusts the healthcare contributions accordingly, reducing them from 27% to 22% for 2017. Economy Minister Mihály Varga submitted the bill to parliament earlier in December.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
OECD Lowers 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.5 Pc
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD lowered its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth next year to 2.5 percent in volume terms in a forecast published on Monday from the 3.1 percent in the previous Economic Outlook released in June 2016. The OECD however improved its 1.6 percent summer projection for Hungary’s growth this year to 1.7 percent in the autumn edition of the World Economic Outlook.