165 result(s) for taxpayer in Current Affairs
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Jobbik Stages Demonstration At Fidesz Headquarters
- 18 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party held a demonstration on Friday evening to protest against what it called “the evolving dictatorial regime” of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the State Audit Office’s (ÁSZ) recent effort “to sideline the party”.
Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
Nearly HUF 5bn Spent On Gov’t Propaganda
- 24 Nov 2017 8:51 AM
- current affairs
Nearly Ft 5 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on government propaganda in the third quarter of 2017, HirTV said on Thursday, citing Cabinet Office advertisement costs data obtained by Átlátszó.
Government Spent $340,000 On Viktor Orbán’s Flights Since 2014
- 20 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has spent HUF 90 million (USD 340,000) on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s flights since 2014, including trips to Switzerland, the purpose of which has yet to be revealed, reports HírTV after it obtained data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Jobbik Stages Demonstration At Fidesz Headquarters
- 18 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party held a demonstration on Friday evening to protest against what it called “the evolving dictatorial regime” of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the State Audit Office’s (ÁSZ) recent effort “to sideline the party”.
Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
Nearly HUF 5bn Spent On Gov’t Propaganda
- 24 Nov 2017 8:51 AM
- current affairs
Nearly Ft 5 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on government propaganda in the third quarter of 2017, HirTV said on Thursday, citing Cabinet Office advertisement costs data obtained by Átlátszó.
Government Spent $340,000 On Viktor Orbán’s Flights Since 2014
- 20 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has spent HUF 90 million (USD 340,000) on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s flights since 2014, including trips to Switzerland, the purpose of which has yet to be revealed, reports HírTV after it obtained data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.