87 result(s) for tax reform in Current Affairs
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 ...
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
Number Of Hungarian Babies Born Abroad Grows
- 5 Jul 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
While the number of births fell by 1.4 percent in January-April 2017 in Hungary, the number of Hungarian babies born abroad grew by 12 percent, the opposition LMP party said on Tuesday. According to data obtained from the Budapest Government Office and the Central Statistical Office, 15 percent of Hungarian babies are now born outside the country’s borders, Máté Kanász-Nagy of LMP said. Over ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Backs Reform Of UN
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports reforming the United Nations with the aim of making the organisation more effective and ensuring that it can respond faster to global challenges, Hungary’s foreign minister said in New York ahead of a UN session on innovation and digitalisation and talks with UN officials and US business leaders.
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
Hungary Aims To Foster Region’s Best Investment Environment
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to foster the region’s best investment environment by creating the most efficient way to link production through digitization, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said. Further, it aims to provide the most competitive base for research and development, he added.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
OECD Acknowledges Hungary Reforms, Makes Further Recommendations
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The OECD acknowledged structural reforms Hungary’s government has undertaken over the past two years in a report on Friday, but said there is still room to reduce bureaucracy for businesses, improve competition in the service sector and reduce the tax wedge on wages.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
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 ...
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
Number Of Hungarian Babies Born Abroad Grows
- 5 Jul 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
While the number of births fell by 1.4 percent in January-April 2017 in Hungary, the number of Hungarian babies born abroad grew by 12 percent, the opposition LMP party said on Tuesday. According to data obtained from the Budapest Government Office and the Central Statistical Office, 15 percent of Hungarian babies are now born outside the country’s borders, Máté Kanász-Nagy of LMP said. Over ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Backs Reform Of UN
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports reforming the United Nations with the aim of making the organisation more effective and ensuring that it can respond faster to global challenges, Hungary’s foreign minister said in New York ahead of a UN session on innovation and digitalisation and talks with UN officials and US business leaders.
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
Hungary Aims To Foster Region’s Best Investment Environment
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to foster the region’s best investment environment by creating the most efficient way to link production through digitization, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said. Further, it aims to provide the most competitive base for research and development, he added.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
OECD Acknowledges Hungary Reforms, Makes Further Recommendations
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The OECD acknowledged structural reforms Hungary’s government has undertaken over the past two years in a report on Friday, but said there is still room to reduce bureaucracy for businesses, improve competition in the service sector and reduce the tax wedge on wages.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.