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New tax package in autumn 2015 to contain lower bank tax in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, February 10, 2015 11:43 AM

A lower bank tax rate is set to be adopted as part of a tax package completed in autumn 2015, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio this morning.

The advertising tax remains

Prime Minister’s Office, February 10, 2015 11:15 AM

The advertising tax will stay, the most important objective of the government is to maintain the system of special taxes – Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said in an interview given to the public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió.

Hungary proposes to give a helping hand to Albania

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 10, 2015 11:11 AM

Hungary made a proposal on Monday afternoon at the Council of the Foreign Ministers of the EU that the Community should offer aid in Albania to resolve the flood crisis – Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian journalists in Brussels.

Poverty cannot be accepted, Minister of Human Capacities says

Ministry of Human Capacities, February 10, 2015 9:37 AM

Hungarian society should not resign itself to poverty, therefore government policy should be centred on mobilization and on creating jobs, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Tuesday at the conference entitled Poverty in Hungary: chances and opportunities.

Hungary, EBRD and Erste Group join forces to strengthen the Hungarian financial sector and bolster economic growth

The Prime Minister, February 9, 2015 5:52 PM

Erste Group has invited the government of Hungary and the EBRD to invest in its local operation

Hungary’s evopro and German Areva contend for the Paks project

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 9, 2015 5:27 PM

Evopro Systems Engineering signed a cooperation agreement with Areva GmbH, a company specialised in providing solutions for renewable energies and nuclear power generation.

Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico inaugurate reconstructed section of Friendship I oil pipeline

The Prime Minister, February 9, 2015 4:12 PM

At a ceremony at the Tupá pumping station belonging to the Slovakian oil transportation company Transpetrol, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico officially opened the renovated section of the Friendship I oil pipeline between Szászhalombatta and Šahy. Both prime ministers said that the project is of great importance, as it significantly contributes to the security of oil supply in the region.

There is a need for armistice in Ukraine

Ministry of Defence, February 9, 2015 12:52 PM

“Hungary continues to share the German position on the handling of the crisis in Ukraine” – Csaba Hende told Hungarian News Agency MTI in a break of the 51st international Munich Security Conference (MSC).

OECD report on Hungarian economic policy reforms

Ministry of Finance, February 9, 2015 12:50 PM

Going for Growth, an annual study of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an analysis of the reforms put in place by each member country – among them Hungary – from the aspect of economic growth.

Viktor Orbán expressed his condolences over the death of József Schweitzer

The Prime Minister, February 6, 2015 3:21 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his sympathy to the family of József Schweitzer, former Chief Rabbi and former Director of the Hungarian Rabbinical Seminary, who died on Thursday.