165 result(s) for utility prices
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister
- 27 May 2022 9:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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
- 27 May 2022 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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’
- 27 May 2022 8:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- finance
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.
New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary
- 26 May 2022 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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.
Orbán: EU Planned Sanctions on Russian Oil May Cause Fuel Shortage
- 7 May 2022 5:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The EU’s proposal to phase out Russian oil may create a situation where Hungary runs out of fuel and other oil products important for its industry, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned in an interview on Friday.
Expansion of 'Special Legal Order' Coming in Hungary?
- 25 Apr 2022 6:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is mulling an amendment to the Fundamental Law, to expand the scope of the special legal order to include humanitarian catastrophes and war in a neighbouring country, government spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi told news channel M1 on Friday.
Hungary's FM Speaks About "Horrors of War”, Dangers of Deepening Energy Crisis, Calls Donald Tusk a “Notorious Liar”
- 2 Mar 2022 9:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
European energy security has faced serious challenges over the recent period, which may even be exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, told a conference.
Hungary to Designate Service Providers for Petrol Stations Threatened by Closure
- 17 Feb 2022 6:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The state is ready to intervene and exercise its right to designate new operators for petrol stations that face closure in areas where, as a result, fuel would become unavailable within a 5 km radius of a settlement, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
Windfall Taxes ‘Not Expected to Burden Consumers’ in Hungary, Claims Minister
- 27 May 2022 9:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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
- 27 May 2022 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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’
- 27 May 2022 8:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- finance
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.
New Windfall Tax on "Extra Profits" Announced in Hungary
- 26 May 2022 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
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.
Orbán: EU Planned Sanctions on Russian Oil May Cause Fuel Shortage
- 7 May 2022 5:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The EU’s proposal to phase out Russian oil may create a situation where Hungary runs out of fuel and other oil products important for its industry, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned in an interview on Friday.
Expansion of 'Special Legal Order' Coming in Hungary?
- 25 Apr 2022 6:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is mulling an amendment to the Fundamental Law, to expand the scope of the special legal order to include humanitarian catastrophes and war in a neighbouring country, government spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi told news channel M1 on Friday.
Hungary's FM Speaks About "Horrors of War”, Dangers of Deepening Energy Crisis, Calls Donald Tusk a “Notorious Liar”
- 2 Mar 2022 9:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
European energy security has faced serious challenges over the recent period, which may even be exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, told a conference.
Hungary to Designate Service Providers for Petrol Stations Threatened by Closure
- 17 Feb 2022 6:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The state is ready to intervene and exercise its right to designate new operators for petrol stations that face closure in areas where, as a result, fuel would become unavailable within a 5 km radius of a settlement, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a regular press briefing on Wednesday.