44 result(s) for retail tax in Current Affairs
Stratfor: Orbán Government Faces Its Most Difficult Year In Office Since 2010
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In its analysis of Hungarian politics in the year 2015, the U. S. geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm Stratfor, founded by Hungarian-born political scientist George Friedman, the institute assesses the challenges to be faced by Viktor Orbán’s government in 2015. In the forecast, Stratfor claims that 2015 will be the administration’s most difficult year since the second Orbán cabinet ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungarian Party Together Calls On Govt To Withdraw New Tobacco Bill
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Together (Együtt) party has called on the government to withdraw its plan to introduce a bill on tobacco trade. Viktor Szigetvári, the party’s co-leader, said the bill, which he dubbed “tobacco law 2”, which seeks to place a middleman between retailers and wholesalers, was “unnecessary”.
Hungarian Business ASSN Warns Against Keeping Shops Closed On Sundays
- 3 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centres (MBSZ) has given warning that a proposal to restrict retailers’ opening times on Sundays would have serious consequences. KDNP, a member of the governing alliance, said earlier that an initiative to prohibit all but family-owned retailers from doing businesses on Sundays was “in line with the expectations of most people, both on the part of employees ...
EU Drops Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Retail Tax
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has decided not to pursue an infringement procedure launched against Hungary in 2011 over the extraordinary tax the government imposed on retail trade companies, Hungary’s economy ministry announced on Friday.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Juhász Says CBA Is The Company Behind NAV Scandal In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong suspicion that “the NAV case is about CBA,” which is an “adamant Fidesz supporter” Together co-president Péter Juhász said yesterday. The retail chain rejected the accusation as “malicious and unsubstantiated” and said it will report the Together-Dialogue alliance for slander.
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative Take On The Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist finds unfounded the allegations of a former Tax Authority officer who claimed that he had uncovered large scale fraud assisted by the Agency. She criticizes the government, however, for not being more cooperative in investigating the allegations.
Hungarian Authorities Prepare For Grand Prix Weekend
- 25 Jul 2013 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A temporary police station will operate from a car park located near the Mogyoród race track during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Pest county police announced on Wednesday. Official race events begin on Friday with the first free trials at 10 a.m., followed by the second at 2 p.m., and the third at 11 a.m. Saturday. Time trials will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday and the race starts at 2 ...
Stratfor: Orbán Government Faces Its Most Difficult Year In Office Since 2010
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In its analysis of Hungarian politics in the year 2015, the U. S. geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm Stratfor, founded by Hungarian-born political scientist George Friedman, the institute assesses the challenges to be faced by Viktor Orbán’s government in 2015. In the forecast, Stratfor claims that 2015 will be the administration’s most difficult year since the second Orbán cabinet ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungarian Party Together Calls On Govt To Withdraw New Tobacco Bill
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Together (Együtt) party has called on the government to withdraw its plan to introduce a bill on tobacco trade. Viktor Szigetvári, the party’s co-leader, said the bill, which he dubbed “tobacco law 2”, which seeks to place a middleman between retailers and wholesalers, was “unnecessary”.
Hungarian Business ASSN Warns Against Keeping Shops Closed On Sundays
- 3 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centres (MBSZ) has given warning that a proposal to restrict retailers’ opening times on Sundays would have serious consequences. KDNP, a member of the governing alliance, said earlier that an initiative to prohibit all but family-owned retailers from doing businesses on Sundays was “in line with the expectations of most people, both on the part of employees ...
EU Drops Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Retail Tax
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has decided not to pursue an infringement procedure launched against Hungary in 2011 over the extraordinary tax the government imposed on retail trade companies, Hungary’s economy ministry announced on Friday.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Juhász Says CBA Is The Company Behind NAV Scandal In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong suspicion that “the NAV case is about CBA,” which is an “adamant Fidesz supporter” Together co-president Péter Juhász said yesterday. The retail chain rejected the accusation as “malicious and unsubstantiated” and said it will report the Together-Dialogue alliance for slander.
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative Take On The Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist finds unfounded the allegations of a former Tax Authority officer who claimed that he had uncovered large scale fraud assisted by the Agency. She criticizes the government, however, for not being more cooperative in investigating the allegations.
Hungarian Authorities Prepare For Grand Prix Weekend
- 25 Jul 2013 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A temporary police station will operate from a car park located near the Mogyoród race track during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Pest county police announced on Wednesday. Official race events begin on Friday with the first free trials at 10 a.m., followed by the second at 2 p.m., and the third at 11 a.m. Saturday. Time trials will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday and the race starts at 2 ...