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Bill Would Make Tobacco Companies Pay One-Time Health-Care Contribution
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
A bill submitted by an MP of governing Fidesz on Thursday would require tobacco companies to pay a one-off extraordinary health-care contribution next year.
Hungary’s Paks Gets Good Marks From IAEA Safety Review Team
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of an international review of the Paks power plant said Hungary’s sole commercial generator of nuclear energy is operating “very well” with an eye to safety, but still identified room for improvement in a number of areas.
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
BAT: Tobacco Tax Could Raise Cigarette Prices In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- shopping
A proposed one-off tax on tobacco companies could raise the price of cigarettes by 70-80 forints (EUR 0.25) per pack, daily Népszabadság said on Friday, citing an official from British American Tobacco (BAT). Attila Tóth, who handles BAT’s relations with the government, told the paper that the sector had not generated “extra profit” for years.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungary’s Parlt Scraps Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Crimes
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved an amendment to the criminal code to prevent the lapse of statutory punishments for sexual crimes towards minors. Under the motion submitted by ruling Fidesz, statutory punishments with a sentence of more than five years for sexual crime committed against a person younger than 18 at the time of the crime will not lapse.
US Embassy Budapest Refuses To Tell Tax Office Chief Reason Of Ban
- 11 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the tax office NAV visited the US embassy on Monday morning to ask why she had been banned from visiting the US but she got no answer, commercial news channel HírTV said. Ildikó Vida visited the embassy with her legal representative Barnabás Futó without previous arrangements to learn about the evidence for corruption allegations.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: FX Conversion Urgent, Internet Tax Off Agenda
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The new draft law on fair banking seeks to protect borrowers, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that converting foreign currency loans into forint ones was a matter of urgency. After a meeting of the Fidesz- KDNP parliamentary group, Orbán said that the group had put forward a proposal for a bill on fair banking and the cabinet would consider it on Wednesday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Retreats On Internet Tax
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the withdrawal of the internet tax on Friday but did not abandon the idea, saying it will be revisited next year. In his usual fortnightly interview with Kossuth Rádió, Orbán said the debate about the tax had gone off course, as the levy is an extension of the existing telecoms tax, but now people question its fairness.
Bill Would Make Tobacco Companies Pay One-Time Health-Care Contribution
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
A bill submitted by an MP of governing Fidesz on Thursday would require tobacco companies to pay a one-off extraordinary health-care contribution next year.
Hungary’s Paks Gets Good Marks From IAEA Safety Review Team
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of an international review of the Paks power plant said Hungary’s sole commercial generator of nuclear energy is operating “very well” with an eye to safety, but still identified room for improvement in a number of areas.
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
BAT: Tobacco Tax Could Raise Cigarette Prices In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- shopping
A proposed one-off tax on tobacco companies could raise the price of cigarettes by 70-80 forints (EUR 0.25) per pack, daily Népszabadság said on Friday, citing an official from British American Tobacco (BAT). Attila Tóth, who handles BAT’s relations with the government, told the paper that the sector had not generated “extra profit” for years.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungary’s Parlt Scraps Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Crimes
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved an amendment to the criminal code to prevent the lapse of statutory punishments for sexual crimes towards minors. Under the motion submitted by ruling Fidesz, statutory punishments with a sentence of more than five years for sexual crime committed against a person younger than 18 at the time of the crime will not lapse.
US Embassy Budapest Refuses To Tell Tax Office Chief Reason Of Ban
- 11 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the tax office NAV visited the US embassy on Monday morning to ask why she had been banned from visiting the US but she got no answer, commercial news channel HírTV said. Ildikó Vida visited the embassy with her legal representative Barnabás Futó without previous arrangements to learn about the evidence for corruption allegations.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: FX Conversion Urgent, Internet Tax Off Agenda
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The new draft law on fair banking seeks to protect borrowers, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that converting foreign currency loans into forint ones was a matter of urgency. After a meeting of the Fidesz- KDNP parliamentary group, Orbán said that the group had put forward a proposal for a bill on fair banking and the cabinet would consider it on Wednesday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Retreats On Internet Tax
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the withdrawal of the internet tax on Friday but did not abandon the idea, saying it will be revisited next year. In his usual fortnightly interview with Kossuth Rádió, Orbán said the debate about the tax had gone off course, as the levy is an extension of the existing telecoms tax, but now people question its fairness.