143 result(s) for tax reform
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
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 ...
EC: Substantial Fiscal Effort Needed In 2018 For Hungary To Meet Requirements
- 23 May 2017 8:50 AM
- finance
The European Commission recommends that Hungary in 2017 and 2018 pursue its fiscal policy in line with the requirements of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact, which translates into a substantial fiscal effort for 2018, the EC said in its draft country-specific recommendation published on Monday.
Local Opinion: Hungary’s Economy Growing Faster Than Expected
- 22 May 2017 8:28 AM
- finance
A pro-government commentator interprets the 4.1 GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 as a vindication of the government’s economic vision. A left-wing columnist objects that the Hungarian economy’s competitiveness has declined.
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.
Digitalisation A Pathway To Reducing Poverty, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister In NY
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- tech
Digitalisation is not something to be wary of, as it contributes greatly to reducing poverty and improving living conditions, Hungary’s foreign minister said in New York at a UN high-level event on innovation and digital connectivity. Péter Szijjártó said in his address to the meeting on Wednesday afternoon that a new phase of competition was unfolding in the global economy.
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.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
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 ...
EC: Substantial Fiscal Effort Needed In 2018 For Hungary To Meet Requirements
- 23 May 2017 8:50 AM
- finance
The European Commission recommends that Hungary in 2017 and 2018 pursue its fiscal policy in line with the requirements of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact, which translates into a substantial fiscal effort for 2018, the EC said in its draft country-specific recommendation published on Monday.
Local Opinion: Hungary’s Economy Growing Faster Than Expected
- 22 May 2017 8:28 AM
- finance
A pro-government commentator interprets the 4.1 GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 as a vindication of the government’s economic vision. A left-wing columnist objects that the Hungarian economy’s competitiveness has declined.
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.
Digitalisation A Pathway To Reducing Poverty, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister In NY
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- tech
Digitalisation is not something to be wary of, as it contributes greatly to reducing poverty and improving living conditions, Hungary’s foreign minister said in New York at a UN high-level event on innovation and digital connectivity. Péter Szijjártó said in his address to the meeting on Wednesday afternoon that a new phase of competition was unfolding in the global economy.
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.