488 result(s) for support scheme
Hungarian, Slovenian Presidents Urge European Solution To Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No single country is able to resolve the problems connected with migration; a joint European solution is needed, President János Áder said after meeting Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor. Áder said the migration wave is primarily a humanitarian problem because it is necessary to get people safe before the start of winter. Additionally, there is a criminal problem because human smugglers ...
Hungary Spending HUF 33bn To Restore Castles & Palaces For Tourists
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is launching a HUF 33bn (USD 11.8m) programme to restore dozens of castles and palaces across the country for touristic purposes. Under the scheme, historic buildings can apply for support between HUF 50m and HUF 1.5bn, or HUF 3bn in the case of world heritage sites.
Summer Festivals Receive Nearly HUF 500m From State
- 7 Jul 2015 5:06 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s summer festivals are receiving a total of nearly 500 million forints (EUR 1.6m) state support this year, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources said. State secretary Bence Rétvári told a press conference that the Sziget Festival in Budapest, the Volt Festival in Sopron in western Hungary and the Balaton Sound festival are getting a combined 150 million forints (EUR 476,000).
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Effort To Lure Émigrés Back Begins In Hungary
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 800 émigré Hungarians have registered for the programme recently launched by the government to encourage them to return home and work here, labour affairs state secretary Sándor Czomba told various TV channels yesterday. No actual contracts have yet been signed, he added. Participating companies have offered 400 vacancies, mostly for graduates with fluent English skills.
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Most Hungarians Would Handle Migration At National Level
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five percent of Hungarians think that migration should be tackled by member states rather than at European Union level, according to a recent survey conducted by think-tank Századvég. Fully, 83% of respondents said they had heard about the system proposed by the EU which would allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each member state, the survey showed.
Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
2016 Tax Changes In Hungary “Simplest Ever”
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The 2016 tax bill just submitted to parliament contains the shortest tax provisions ever and introduces no new taxes, state secretary András Tállai said. New elements of the tax measures include a scheme called “tax loan for growth”, which means that companies that manage to raise their pre-tax profits five-fold in a year can defer their tax payments, thereby gaining resources for further ...
Hungarian, Slovenian Presidents Urge European Solution To Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No single country is able to resolve the problems connected with migration; a joint European solution is needed, President János Áder said after meeting Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor. Áder said the migration wave is primarily a humanitarian problem because it is necessary to get people safe before the start of winter. Additionally, there is a criminal problem because human smugglers ...
Hungary Spending HUF 33bn To Restore Castles & Palaces For Tourists
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is launching a HUF 33bn (USD 11.8m) programme to restore dozens of castles and palaces across the country for touristic purposes. Under the scheme, historic buildings can apply for support between HUF 50m and HUF 1.5bn, or HUF 3bn in the case of world heritage sites.
Summer Festivals Receive Nearly HUF 500m From State
- 7 Jul 2015 5:06 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s summer festivals are receiving a total of nearly 500 million forints (EUR 1.6m) state support this year, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources said. State secretary Bence Rétvári told a press conference that the Sziget Festival in Budapest, the Volt Festival in Sopron in western Hungary and the Balaton Sound festival are getting a combined 150 million forints (EUR 476,000).
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Effort To Lure Émigrés Back Begins In Hungary
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 800 émigré Hungarians have registered for the programme recently launched by the government to encourage them to return home and work here, labour affairs state secretary Sándor Czomba told various TV channels yesterday. No actual contracts have yet been signed, he added. Participating companies have offered 400 vacancies, mostly for graduates with fluent English skills.
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Most Hungarians Would Handle Migration At National Level
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five percent of Hungarians think that migration should be tackled by member states rather than at European Union level, according to a recent survey conducted by think-tank Századvég. Fully, 83% of respondents said they had heard about the system proposed by the EU which would allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each member state, the survey showed.
Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
2016 Tax Changes In Hungary “Simplest Ever”
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The 2016 tax bill just submitted to parliament contains the shortest tax provisions ever and introduces no new taxes, state secretary András Tállai said. New elements of the tax measures include a scheme called “tax loan for growth”, which means that companies that manage to raise their pre-tax profits five-fold in a year can defer their tax payments, thereby gaining resources for further ...