338 result(s) for tax authority
Police Raid Luxury Department Store In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Tax and police officials raided the Bacio di Stile luxury department store on Andrássy út on Wednesday, the tabloid Blikk reported. Agents seized documents and data carriers as they searched the building from the cellar to the attic. The tax authority confirmed the raid but would not say more in the interest of the investigation.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Whistleblower Protection Program
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three Hungarian NGOs signed a cooperation agreement to jointly offer protection and support to Hungarian whistleblowers. The service, known as BeVéd (“to protect”), will help provide whistleblowers with legal support, psychological assistance and media support.
Hungary Near Top On The “Corrupt Countries” List
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
There are a variety of signs, some screaming to be notices, others barely visible that signal corruption could be present in a public procurement. Hungary came out near the top of a sample of countries that were showing signs of corruption, István János Tóth, co-founder and director of Corruption Research Center, Budapest (CRCB), tells business website portfolio.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
State Audit Office Finds Problems At Tax Authority
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has found discrepancies at the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) during a recent screening, ÁSZ told MTI. The shortcomings identified were under the headings of internal regulations, up-to-date management tools, risk management and the paper trail system in audits, ÁSZ said in a statement.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Film Production Boon For Hungary
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending on film production in Hungary as a percentage of economic output is by far the highest in Europe. Hungary provided the production base for 250 movies and television films in 2010-2014, the media authority (NMHH) reported, commenting on European Audiovisual Observatory data. Productions averaged 46 billion forints (EUR 151m) each year over the period.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Police Raid Luxury Department Store In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Tax and police officials raided the Bacio di Stile luxury department store on Andrássy út on Wednesday, the tabloid Blikk reported. Agents seized documents and data carriers as they searched the building from the cellar to the attic. The tax authority confirmed the raid but would not say more in the interest of the investigation.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Whistleblower Protection Program
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three Hungarian NGOs signed a cooperation agreement to jointly offer protection and support to Hungarian whistleblowers. The service, known as BeVéd (“to protect”), will help provide whistleblowers with legal support, psychological assistance and media support.
Hungary Near Top On The “Corrupt Countries” List
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
There are a variety of signs, some screaming to be notices, others barely visible that signal corruption could be present in a public procurement. Hungary came out near the top of a sample of countries that were showing signs of corruption, István János Tóth, co-founder and director of Corruption Research Center, Budapest (CRCB), tells business website portfolio.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
State Audit Office Finds Problems At Tax Authority
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has found discrepancies at the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) during a recent screening, ÁSZ told MTI. The shortcomings identified were under the headings of internal regulations, up-to-date management tools, risk management and the paper trail system in audits, ÁSZ said in a statement.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Film Production Boon For Hungary
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending on film production in Hungary as a percentage of economic output is by far the highest in Europe. Hungary provided the production base for 250 movies and television films in 2010-2014, the media authority (NMHH) reported, commenting on European Audiovisual Observatory data. Productions averaged 46 billion forints (EUR 151m) each year over the period.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...