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State Audit Office gives 2022 budget bill the all-clear

The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) on Friday said it established the government's 2022 budget bill is "well-founded": revenue targets are...

Government

Terraces, Services Reopen, as Pfizer Lines Stretch Around the Block

Restaurant and cafés terraces reopened on April 24, after 3.5 million Hungarians had been vaccinated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced...

Government

Hungary expects to reach 5 mln inoculated by May 28

The number of people inoculated against the coronavirus in Hungary is expected to reach 5 million - a threshold that...

Government

Varga announces 2022 tax cuts 

Finance Minister Varga Mihaly on Tuesday announced measures to cut and streamline taxes next year that the government will soon...

Government

Looser fiscal policy affords flexibility – Varga

The government's modified budget deficit targets for the coming years, prompted by the continuously changing global environment and the drawn-out...

Government

Some bird flu restrictions lifted in Eastern Hungary

Some restrictions to contain the spread of avian influenza have been lifted in Hajdú-Bihar County (Hungary), food safety authority NÉBIH...

Government

Gov’t earmarks HUF 16 bln to raise vaccination awareness

The government has allocated "at least" HUF 16 billion for an information campaign to promote vaccination against the coronavirus, a...

Government

Wage support payouts exceed HUF 80 bln

Hungary's government has paid out more than HUF 80 bln in wage support to companies hit hard by pandemic restrictions,...

Government

Gov’t submits 2022 budget bill 

Finance Minister Mihály Varga submitted the government's 2022 budget bill to lawmakers on Tuesday, state news wire MTI reports....

Government

Hungary opens vaccination registration to foreign residents

Hungary will open registration for vaccination against the coronavirus to foreign residents without a national health insurance card from today,...

Government

Gov’t sees 2022 GDP growth picking up to 5.2%

Hungary's government expects GDP growth to accelerate to 5.2% next year from a projected 4.3% in 2021, the country's annual...

Government

‘R Number’ Drops, Vaccines Arrive, Herd Immunity Point Identified

Outdoor dining will be allowed again after 3.5 million Hungarians have been inoculated against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Government

Hungarians in digital classrooms to get free internet in May

The government is extending free landline internet service to students and teachers learning online because of pandemic restrictions through May,...

Government

Hungary to inoculate 4 mln, triggering easing on Saturday

The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hungary is set to reach 4 million on Friday or Saturday, triggering...

Government

Gov’t could bring forward inflation-linked top-up for pensioners

Hungary's government could bring forward to early summer an annual inflation-linked top-up for pensioners, Deputy Minister of Finance András Tállai...

Domestic

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary’s 2027 Budget Combines Tax Relief, Spending Rises and Cost Cuts

Hungary’s 2027 budget will prioritize “fairness” and “development” through tax relief, higher public sector wages and EU-funded investments, Finance Minister...

Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor György Matolcsy Taken Into Custody

Former MNB Governor György Matolcsy was taken into custody this morning. His lawyer said he is suspected of economic fraud...

Hungary Plans 9% Income Tax for Minimum Wage Earners in 2027 Budget

Hungary is set to cut the personal income tax (PIT) rate for minimum wage earners from 15% to 9% next...

British Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug Trafficking in Hungary

The Tatabánya Regional Court in Hungary sentenced a British man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking Friday and...

Two Men Detained in Budapest Over Alleged Drug Smuggling From the Netherlands

Police detained two Hungarian men suspected of bringing drugs into Hungary by train from the Netherlands, the National Bureau of...

Péter Magyar Seeks EU Funding for Hungary’s Border Fence and Protection

Hungary will seek dedicated EU funding to strengthen its border fence and border protection during negotiations on the bloc’s next...

Court Upholds Detention of Former Hungarian Minister Hankó in HUF 17 bln Grant Case

The Kecskemét Regional Court has upheld the pretrial detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó and former State...

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary Grants Temporary Diesel Tax Relief to Freight Operators

Hungary will provide temporary diesel excise tax relief of HUF 25 per liter for trucks weighing more than 7.5 metric...

Orbán Urged to Clarify Whether He Ordered Ukrainian Cash and Gold Convoy Stop

Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi has called on former PM Viktor Orbán to clarify whether he ordered Hungarian authorities to stop...

Romanian National Charged With Forcing Hungarian Man Into Servitude

A Romanian man has been charged with forcing a Hungarian man into servitude through violence and threats, the Pest County...

Hungary Targets HUF 800 bln With Wealth Tax on Billionaires

Hungary’s gov't has decided on the details of a wealth tax due to take effect in 2027, an expansion of...

Parties Split Over Security Implications of Szijjártó’s BYD Role

Fidesz and Tisza lawmakers offered contrasting assessments of former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s employment with BYD after a closed-door parliamentary...

Court Orders Detention of Former Hungarian Culture Minister Hankó

A judge at the Kecskemét District Court has ordered the detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó for...

Magyar Says Anti-Corruption Drive Has Reached Top ‘Fidesz Mafia’ Circles

Prime Minister Péter Magyar called former minister Miklós Seszták’s arrest a milestone in Operation Cleansing Fire, saying the anti-corruption drive...