630 result(s) for wages
Együtt Calls On Hungarian Govt To Stop Building Football Stadiums
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party is calling on the government to stop state-owned companies sponsoring first-division soccer teams, party leader Viktor Szigetvári said. The government spends much more on soccer than what the budget would allow.
Hungarian Welfare Workers Demonstrate Against Low Wages
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration by social and welfare workers demanding higher wages was held in Budapest on Friday. The protesters marched from Kodály Körönd on Andrássy Boulevard to Parliament in the evening. Addressing the demonstrators, Andrea Varga, the head of the Autonóm trade union, said all 93,000 workers in the social sector were fighting poverty and had difficulties in day-to-day subsistence.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Hungarian Lawmakers Address Health-Care Sector Troubles
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Lawmakers addressed burning issues in health-care financing in parliament, ahead of a demonstration planned by workers in the sector this afternoon. István Ikotity, a lawmaker for the opposition LMP party, said Hungary’s health-care sector was overloaded and faced shortages in staff, equipment and medication supplies. He estimated that there is a shortage of some 6,000 nurses and their wages are ...
Nearly 10,000 Join Health Care Workers Protest In Budapest
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health care workers protested for higher salaries, a career model and against the “gratitude money” system at two rallies on Tuesday afternoon, eventually converging on Kossuth tér in a crowd of near 10,000 as MPs debated health care policy. As participants gathered on Heroes Square, speakers said health care personnel are committed to patients, but also warned that they must look after their own ...
Hungary’s PM Calls Socialists Hypocritical Over Vatcut Proposal
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in parliament has dismissed a Socialist proposal to cut value-added tax on some products and called the opposition party “hypocritical”. The Socialists want to reduce “the very VAT which they raised high-sky”, Orbán insisted, responding to a proposal by Socialist MP Zoltán Gőgös to reduce VAT on products rather than cutting personal income tax in 2016.
Gov’t Aims To Bring Skilled Hungarians Home
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will soon launch a new effort to persuade highly qualified young Hungarians to bring their skills back to Hungary. Economy Ministry state secretary for labour and education Sándor Czomba told reporters that while there are many job seekers in Hungary, there is a growing shortage of skilled workers.
Gross Wages In Hungary Up 3.4% In February
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 3.4% to 234,367 forints (778 euros) in February. Net wages rose at the same pace to 153,511 forints, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarians took home 12,446 forints in bonuses in February, on average, 9.5% more than in the same month a year earlier.
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...
Együtt Calls On Hungarian Govt To Stop Building Football Stadiums
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party is calling on the government to stop state-owned companies sponsoring first-division soccer teams, party leader Viktor Szigetvári said. The government spends much more on soccer than what the budget would allow.
Hungarian Welfare Workers Demonstrate Against Low Wages
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration by social and welfare workers demanding higher wages was held in Budapest on Friday. The protesters marched from Kodály Körönd on Andrássy Boulevard to Parliament in the evening. Addressing the demonstrators, Andrea Varga, the head of the Autonóm trade union, said all 93,000 workers in the social sector were fighting poverty and had difficulties in day-to-day subsistence.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Hungarian Lawmakers Address Health-Care Sector Troubles
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Lawmakers addressed burning issues in health-care financing in parliament, ahead of a demonstration planned by workers in the sector this afternoon. István Ikotity, a lawmaker for the opposition LMP party, said Hungary’s health-care sector was overloaded and faced shortages in staff, equipment and medication supplies. He estimated that there is a shortage of some 6,000 nurses and their wages are ...
Nearly 10,000 Join Health Care Workers Protest In Budapest
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health care workers protested for higher salaries, a career model and against the “gratitude money” system at two rallies on Tuesday afternoon, eventually converging on Kossuth tér in a crowd of near 10,000 as MPs debated health care policy. As participants gathered on Heroes Square, speakers said health care personnel are committed to patients, but also warned that they must look after their own ...
Hungary’s PM Calls Socialists Hypocritical Over Vatcut Proposal
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in parliament has dismissed a Socialist proposal to cut value-added tax on some products and called the opposition party “hypocritical”. The Socialists want to reduce “the very VAT which they raised high-sky”, Orbán insisted, responding to a proposal by Socialist MP Zoltán Gőgös to reduce VAT on products rather than cutting personal income tax in 2016.
Gov’t Aims To Bring Skilled Hungarians Home
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will soon launch a new effort to persuade highly qualified young Hungarians to bring their skills back to Hungary. Economy Ministry state secretary for labour and education Sándor Czomba told reporters that while there are many job seekers in Hungary, there is a growing shortage of skilled workers.
Gross Wages In Hungary Up 3.4% In February
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 3.4% to 234,367 forints (778 euros) in February. Net wages rose at the same pace to 153,511 forints, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarians took home 12,446 forints in bonuses in February, on average, 9.5% more than in the same month a year earlier.
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...