93 result(s) for utility price cuts
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Hungary’s House Of Parliament Approves Utility Rate Cuts
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament yesterday approved a third round of cuts in household energy fees, as well as new regulations on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn from ATMs, as part of the same bill.
Fight Over Utility Fee Cuts Must Be Fought In Brussels, Says Hungary’s PM
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fight over utility fee cuts must be fought in Brussels instead of Budapest in the months ahead, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. The European Union wants to deregulate energy prices, and experience shows that in countries without price regulation – where competition could have developed in the energy sector – companies did backroom deals and prices were higher than those set by ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Keen To Fight EU On Energy Rates
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will most firmly resist EU attempts to attack and impede utility rate cuts, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters in Mád, Borsod county on Wednesday. Brussels will not be able to prevent further cuts in energy prices, “although we have no doubts that it will try” he declared.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Next Round Of Utility Price Cuts To Be Announced On Friday
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The next round of electricity, gas and district heating price cuts – including the date and the size of the cuts – will be announced on Friday, after the season-opening meeting of the parliamentary group of Fidesz-KDNP, Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said.
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
Inflation At Lowest Level In Hungary Since 1970
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Inflation was up 0.4% year-on-year in December, the lowest level since March 1970, the Central Statistics Office announced on Wednesday, beating expectations.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Hungary’s House Of Parliament Approves Utility Rate Cuts
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament yesterday approved a third round of cuts in household energy fees, as well as new regulations on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn from ATMs, as part of the same bill.
Fight Over Utility Fee Cuts Must Be Fought In Brussels, Says Hungary’s PM
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fight over utility fee cuts must be fought in Brussels instead of Budapest in the months ahead, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. The European Union wants to deregulate energy prices, and experience shows that in countries without price regulation – where competition could have developed in the energy sector – companies did backroom deals and prices were higher than those set by ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Keen To Fight EU On Energy Rates
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will most firmly resist EU attempts to attack and impede utility rate cuts, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters in Mád, Borsod county on Wednesday. Brussels will not be able to prevent further cuts in energy prices, “although we have no doubts that it will try” he declared.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Next Round Of Utility Price Cuts To Be Announced On Friday
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The next round of electricity, gas and district heating price cuts – including the date and the size of the cuts – will be announced on Friday, after the season-opening meeting of the parliamentary group of Fidesz-KDNP, Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said.
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
Inflation At Lowest Level In Hungary Since 1970
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Inflation was up 0.4% year-on-year in December, the lowest level since March 1970, the Central Statistics Office announced on Wednesday, beating expectations.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...