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Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Tobacco Companies Warn Of Risks Of New Tobacco Trade Regulation
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The new regulation establishing a single company to buy tobacco from wholesalers and sell it to retailers, approved by parliament on Monday, carries substantial economic risks, tobacco companies said in a joint statement.
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Can Hungarian Economy Grow Without Causing Imbalances?
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
A respected Hungarian economist, Tamás Mellár considers the potential consequences of parliamentary elections for Hungary's economic policy and the options the new government will have to choose from.
Brussles Did Not Indicate Any Problem With Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant’s Extension
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The extension of the Paks nuclear power plant is important for Hungary’s sovereignty –the Hungarian Government’s spokesman said on news channel HírTV on Saturday. András Giró-Szász highlighted that the current blocks would cease to operate by 2037, which would lead to a 40% reduction in Hungarian electricity production. Without the implementation of this necessary measure by the Government, power ...
South Stream Deals With Seven European Countries, Including Hungary May Violate EU law
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Bilateral agreements on the South Stream gas pipeline are a violation of EU law, the European Commission declared yesterday. The agreements concluded by Russia with seven European countries, including Hungary, must be renegotiated, the European Commission’s director for energy markets Klaus-Dieter Borchardt told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Hungary Is A Big Beneficiary Of The 2014-2020 EU Budgetary Framework
- 26 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- business
Hungary is a big beneficiary of the 2014-2020 EU budgetary framework and is among the first three member states that the next common budget favours the most, a government official said on Monday. Hungary has considerably improved its position concerning the budget and its “net position”, a balance of funding available and contributions to be paid, has significantly improved, Enikő Győri, foreign ...
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Tobacco Companies Warn Of Risks Of New Tobacco Trade Regulation
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The new regulation establishing a single company to buy tobacco from wholesalers and sell it to retailers, approved by parliament on Monday, carries substantial economic risks, tobacco companies said in a joint statement.
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
Can Hungarian Economy Grow Without Causing Imbalances?
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
A respected Hungarian economist, Tamás Mellár considers the potential consequences of parliamentary elections for Hungary's economic policy and the options the new government will have to choose from.
Brussles Did Not Indicate Any Problem With Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant’s Extension
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The extension of the Paks nuclear power plant is important for Hungary’s sovereignty –the Hungarian Government’s spokesman said on news channel HírTV on Saturday. András Giró-Szász highlighted that the current blocks would cease to operate by 2037, which would lead to a 40% reduction in Hungarian electricity production. Without the implementation of this necessary measure by the Government, power ...
South Stream Deals With Seven European Countries, Including Hungary May Violate EU law
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Bilateral agreements on the South Stream gas pipeline are a violation of EU law, the European Commission declared yesterday. The agreements concluded by Russia with seven European countries, including Hungary, must be renegotiated, the European Commission’s director for energy markets Klaus-Dieter Borchardt told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Hungary Is A Big Beneficiary Of The 2014-2020 EU Budgetary Framework
- 26 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- business
Hungary is a big beneficiary of the 2014-2020 EU budgetary framework and is among the first three member states that the next common budget favours the most, a government official said on Monday. Hungary has considerably improved its position concerning the budget and its “net position”, a balance of funding available and contributions to be paid, has significantly improved, Enikő Győri, foreign ...