New Bills Passed On Bars, Courts & TV Switch In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
Parliament voted for a tax on “ruin bars” and lowered the fees charged for removing sewage by 10% among a number of bills passed on Friday. The bill on “ruin pubs”, submitted by Fifth District mayor Antal Rogán, states that local councils may charge Ft 20 per day per customer from August 1 to businesses selling alcoholic beverages in World Heritage sites. Local councils must devote those revenues to public safety.
In addition, MPs authorised the transfer of trials to sub-county courts, to reduce the workload on busier courts.
Local and district television channels received a three-year delay to switch from analogue terrestrial broadcasting to digital transmission by the end of 2017.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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