108 result(s) for tax hike
Budapest Taxi Drivers Submit Plan For Fare Hike
- 8 Feb 2018 11:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers submitted a plan to the authorities to increase fares by 10-15% in April, the head of the National Taxi Federation told business daily Világgazdaság.
Hungary Asks EU To Raise VAT Ceiling
- 6 Nov 2017 10:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary is asking for the European Union’s approval to raise the VAT turnover threshold for small businesses, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the state news channel M1. Currently companies reporting less than Ft 8 million are exempt from VAT registration, which the government wants to increase to Ft 12 million from January 1, 2019.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Hungary Gross Wages Climb 14.4% In June
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The average gross monthly wage in Hungary rose by an annual 14.4% to 297,251 forints (EUR 976) in June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages did to reach 197,672 forints.
Net Average Wage In Hungary Reaches EUR 649 In June
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The average gross monthly wage in Hungary rose by annual 14.4 percent to 297,251 (EUR 976) forints in June, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages did to reach 197,672 forints (EUR 649).
Jobbik To Start Collecting Signatures For Wage Union Bid On Aug 20
- 17 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, Gábor Vona, has called for non-partisan support for the party’s initiative, launching on Aug. 20, to collect signatures for a “wage union” within the EU. Speaking at a press conference in Eger, in north Hungary, Vona called it “outrageous” that the party’s political opponents “are politicising the issue of a wage union”.
Retail Sales Growth Accelerates To 6% In May
- 25 Jul 2017 8:20 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed an annual 6% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data. Retail sales rose by 5.5% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace of retail sales growth accelerated from an unadjusted and adjusted 3.2% and 1.8%, respectively, in April. Retail sales growth in May was highest since June 2016.
Orbán: Hungary’s Civil Org Law ‘Polite And Delicate’ Compared To US Regulations
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning criticism by the United States of Hungary’s recentlyapproved law on transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign funding, the prime minister said that the United States’ taking up a position on the matter was an “interesting venture” in the light of that country’s “brutally stringent” rules on organisations receiving support from abroad. He insisted that the new Hungarian ...
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Submit Plan For Fare Hike
- 8 Feb 2018 11:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers submitted a plan to the authorities to increase fares by 10-15% in April, the head of the National Taxi Federation told business daily Világgazdaság.
Hungary Asks EU To Raise VAT Ceiling
- 6 Nov 2017 10:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary is asking for the European Union’s approval to raise the VAT turnover threshold for small businesses, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the state news channel M1. Currently companies reporting less than Ft 8 million are exempt from VAT registration, which the government wants to increase to Ft 12 million from January 1, 2019.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Hungary Gross Wages Climb 14.4% In June
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The average gross monthly wage in Hungary rose by an annual 14.4% to 297,251 forints (EUR 976) in June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages did to reach 197,672 forints.
Net Average Wage In Hungary Reaches EUR 649 In June
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The average gross monthly wage in Hungary rose by annual 14.4 percent to 297,251 (EUR 976) forints in June, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages did to reach 197,672 forints (EUR 649).
Jobbik To Start Collecting Signatures For Wage Union Bid On Aug 20
- 17 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, Gábor Vona, has called for non-partisan support for the party’s initiative, launching on Aug. 20, to collect signatures for a “wage union” within the EU. Speaking at a press conference in Eger, in north Hungary, Vona called it “outrageous” that the party’s political opponents “are politicising the issue of a wage union”.
Retail Sales Growth Accelerates To 6% In May
- 25 Jul 2017 8:20 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed an annual 6% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data. Retail sales rose by 5.5% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace of retail sales growth accelerated from an unadjusted and adjusted 3.2% and 1.8%, respectively, in April. Retail sales growth in May was highest since June 2016.
Orbán: Hungary’s Civil Org Law ‘Polite And Delicate’ Compared To US Regulations
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning criticism by the United States of Hungary’s recentlyapproved law on transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign funding, the prime minister said that the United States’ taking up a position on the matter was an “interesting venture” in the light of that country’s “brutally stringent” rules on organisations receiving support from abroad. He insisted that the new Hungarian ...
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.