67 result(s) for solidarity tax
Orbán Could Face Prison Over Threats to Asset Recovery Office Staff
- 15 Sep 2026 6:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday called on MPs to stand by investigators, prosecutors, police and tax officials and defend them from Viktor Orban. He slammed the former prime minister for a comment in a recent interview insisting that anyone who takes a job at the Asset Recovery and Protection Office, whose task it is to uncover corruption, could be called to account in the future.
Budapest May Sue Gov't Over Solidarity Tax, Says Mayor
- 10 Sep 2026 5:32 PM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Thursday that the capital may well end up "suing" the Tisza government by default over the disputed rate of the solidarity contribution unless an agreement is reached over lawsuits already under way.
Ukrainians to be Expelled from Hungary who are 'Participating in Forced Conscriptions'
- 6 Feb 2026 9:09 AM
- current affairs
Ukrainians "participating in forced conscriptions" will be expelled from Hungary immediately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Facebook.
Budapest Mayor: Emergency Decree Tramples Rule of Law to Dodge Municipality Refund Battle
- 6 Feb 2026 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a decree on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine, with the explicit aim of preventing Budapest from pursuing its legal challenge against the "profoundly unjust and unlawful" solidarity contribution, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, has said in a Facebook post.
Budapest to Continue 'Fight for Justice' Over Solidarity Tax
- 22 Jan 2026 9:35 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a recent Constitutional Court ruling, the city of Budapest will "continue to fight for justice" in a suit concerning the city's solidarity tax, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Budapest Mayor Calls for New Compromise Between Capital & Government
- 5 Jan 2026 10:21 AM
- current affairs
"A new compromise is needed between Budapest and the provinces and between the capital and the government," Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Facebook.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
Gov't Withdraws HUF 6.2 Billion from Municipal Accounts - 'Fatal Stab' to Budapest?
- 30 Oct 2025 5:50 AM
- finance
The government has withdrawn another 6.2 billion forints from the metropolitan accounts, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Wednesday, adding that the move was a "fatal stab" to the city's finances.
Budapest Peace Summit Will Definitely Take Place, Says Orbán
- 25 Oct 2025 7:29 AM
- current affairs
The peace summit is still on the agenda, although its timing is doubtful, but there is no doubt that it will take place, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday morning, broadcast from the public media's Brussels studio.
Orbán Could Face Prison Over Threats to Asset Recovery Office Staff
- 15 Sep 2026 6:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday called on MPs to stand by investigators, prosecutors, police and tax officials and defend them from Viktor Orban. He slammed the former prime minister for a comment in a recent interview insisting that anyone who takes a job at the Asset Recovery and Protection Office, whose task it is to uncover corruption, could be called to account in the future.
Budapest May Sue Gov't Over Solidarity Tax, Says Mayor
- 10 Sep 2026 5:32 PM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Thursday that the capital may well end up "suing" the Tisza government by default over the disputed rate of the solidarity contribution unless an agreement is reached over lawsuits already under way.
Ukrainians to be Expelled from Hungary who are 'Participating in Forced Conscriptions'
- 6 Feb 2026 9:09 AM
- current affairs
Ukrainians "participating in forced conscriptions" will be expelled from Hungary immediately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Facebook.
Budapest Mayor: Emergency Decree Tramples Rule of Law to Dodge Municipality Refund Battle
- 6 Feb 2026 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a decree on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine, with the explicit aim of preventing Budapest from pursuing its legal challenge against the "profoundly unjust and unlawful" solidarity contribution, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, has said in a Facebook post.
Budapest to Continue 'Fight for Justice' Over Solidarity Tax
- 22 Jan 2026 9:35 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a recent Constitutional Court ruling, the city of Budapest will "continue to fight for justice" in a suit concerning the city's solidarity tax, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Budapest Mayor Calls for New Compromise Between Capital & Government
- 5 Jan 2026 10:21 AM
- current affairs
"A new compromise is needed between Budapest and the provinces and between the capital and the government," Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Facebook.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
Gov't Withdraws HUF 6.2 Billion from Municipal Accounts - 'Fatal Stab' to Budapest?
- 30 Oct 2025 5:50 AM
- finance
The government has withdrawn another 6.2 billion forints from the metropolitan accounts, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Wednesday, adding that the move was a "fatal stab" to the city's finances.
Budapest Peace Summit Will Definitely Take Place, Says Orbán
- 25 Oct 2025 7:29 AM
- current affairs
The peace summit is still on the agenda, although its timing is doubtful, but there is no doubt that it will take place, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday morning, broadcast from the public media's Brussels studio.