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Watchdog Puts Bank Fees Under Heightened Scrutiny in Hungary

Watchdog Puts Bank Fees Under Heightened Scrutiny in Hungary

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said it will make scrutinising changes to lenders’ fees a “priority” as banks pay a windfall tax and the transactions duty is extended.
Hungarian Opinion: Authorities Launch Probe Into Ryanair

Hungarian Opinion: Authorities Launch Probe Into Ryanair

A left-wing commentator dismisses as futile the government’s effort to find out if Ryanair was justified in transferring its windfall tax onto passengers.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'

Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'

Opposition parties have slammed the Hungarian draft budget submitted on Tuesday as “an austerity budget”. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát said the budget contained austerity measures to the tune of 2,000 billion forints (EUR 5.1bn), “including indirect effects”.
Wizz Air to Pass on Windfall Tax to Passengers

Wizz Air to Pass on Windfall Tax to Passengers

The windfall tax on airlines will hit Wizz Air particularly hard and slow down the recovery of the sector after heavy losses suffered during the pandemic, chairman Robert Carey told HVG.
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister

Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister

The new windfall taxes imposed on banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines are not expected to burden consumers because the measure only taxes companies’ extra profits, Márton Nagy, the new minister for economic development, told a press briefing on Thursday.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds

Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds

Fully 79% of respondents in a recent Századvég survey expressed support for the government’s decision to levy a supertax on companies making extra profits to finance the government’s public utility cuts programme, the pollster said in Thursday.
Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’

Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’

A left-wing columnist believes the new exceptional powers under which the new taxes will be levied are motivated by an insatiable appetite for power, while his pro-government counterpart sees them as an attempt to serve social justice.
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New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary

Hungary's government will require banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines to contribute their "extra profits" to a utilities fund and a defence fund for a period of two years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Wednesday.
Watchdog Puts Bank Fees Under Heightened Scrutiny in Hungary

Watchdog Puts Bank Fees Under Heightened Scrutiny in Hungary

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said it will make scrutinising changes to lenders’ fees a “priority” as banks pay a windfall tax and the transactions duty is extended.
Hungarian Opinion: Authorities Launch Probe Into Ryanair

Hungarian Opinion: Authorities Launch Probe Into Ryanair

A left-wing commentator dismisses as futile the government’s effort to find out if Ryanair was justified in transferring its windfall tax onto passengers.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'

Hungarian Opposition Slams Draft Budget as 'Austerity Budget'

Opposition parties have slammed the Hungarian draft budget submitted on Tuesday as “an austerity budget”. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z. Kárpát said the budget contained austerity measures to the tune of 2,000 billion forints (EUR 5.1bn), “including indirect effects”.
Wizz Air to Pass on Windfall Tax to Passengers

Wizz Air to Pass on Windfall Tax to Passengers

The windfall tax on airlines will hit Wizz Air particularly hard and slow down the recovery of the sector after heavy losses suffered during the pandemic, chairman Robert Carey told HVG.
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister

Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister

The new windfall taxes imposed on banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines are not expected to burden consumers because the measure only taxes companies’ extra profits, Márton Nagy, the new minister for economic development, told a press briefing on Thursday.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds

Voters in Hungary Support Windfall Taxes, Századvég Survey Finds

Fully 79% of respondents in a recent Századvég survey expressed support for the government’s decision to levy a supertax on companies making extra profits to finance the government’s public utility cuts programme, the pollster said in Thursday.
Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’

Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’

A left-wing columnist believes the new exceptional powers under which the new taxes will be levied are motivated by an insatiable appetite for power, while his pro-government counterpart sees them as an attempt to serve social justice.
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New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary

Hungary's government will require banks, insurers, retail chains, energy companies, telcos and airlines to contribute their "extra profits" to a utilities fund and a defence fund for a period of two years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Wednesday.