Local governments in Hungary

06/09/2022

Hungarian local governments in big trouble, Budapest may also have a freeze break

Municipalities are unable to cope with soaring energy prices, and without state support, a “freeze break” may come. #hungary #dailynewshungary #energy #inflation #winter
12/07/2022

Budapest vs government conflict enters détente phase?

Tibor Navracsics, the minister for regional development and the uptake of EU funds, on Monday met Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony #Hungary #Hungarian #Budapest #dailynewshungary #EUfund #money #EuropeanUnion #EU
08/07/2022

Local governments and NGOs to receive the EU funds in Hungary?

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, calling on member states to cooperate in preventing fraud harming the EU budget #Hungary #Hungarian #EUbudget #bufget #EU #EuropeanUnion #localgovernment #NGO #government #Fidesz #EuropeanParliament
05/07/2022

Government discusses development of Budapest suburbs with mayors

"While Budapest's GDP per capita is 153 percent of EU average, Pest county's is at 59 percent"
04/07/2022

This Hungarian city may introduce the 4-day workweek

The justification for the proposal is that the introduction of a 4-day workweek would increase the efficiency of workers. #hungary #dailynewshungary #work #4dayworkweek #efficiency #business
28/06/2022

Support for local councils to increase next year, says Hungarian finance minister

Support available for local councils will increase next year
27/06/2022

LMP official challenges Karácsony’s view on opposition woes

"Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has got his analysis of the opposition's election woes wrong"
27/06/2022

Budapest by-elections yield 3 ruling party, 1 opposition victory

The opposition candidates could appeal to opposition voters in few places
14/06/2022

Fidesz to propose holding EP, municipal elections on same day

A proposal on holding the European parliamentary and municipal elections in Hungary on the same day will be submitted...
06/06/2022

Here are the details of the government’s new “extra profit” tax

The cabinet has decided to set up a fund for protecting the cap on utility bills and is introducing a tax on extra profits to finance it #Hungary #Hungarian #government #economy #dailynewshungary #tax
15/05/2022

Massive increase in the price of tickets to Lake Balaton

The number of free beaches at Lake Balaton is decreasing rapidly, while some beaches are increasing their entrance fees drastically this year. #hungary #balaton #beach #money #entrancefee
13/05/2022

Congestion charge to be introduced in Budapest!?

The green LMP party wants the rapid implementation of strong measures to reduce car traffic in Budapest, the party's MP Bernadett Bakos said. #Hungary #Hungarian #Budapest #car #traffic #congestioncharge #dailynewshungary #LMP
30/04/2022

Budapest mayor: rule-of-law procedure could leave municipalities short of funding

Localities could miss out on funding because of the rule-of-law procedure the European Commission has launched against Hungary, Karácsony said yesterday. #Hungary #Hungarian #Budapest #dailynewshungary #localgovernment #EU #money
25/02/2022

1,600 refugees arrived in Záhony in two days!

Some 1,600 people fleeing the fighting in Ukraine have arrived in the eastern Hungarian border town of Záhony over the last two days, the town's mayor said on Friday. #Hungary #Hungarian #refugee #dailynewshungary #Ukraine #Transcarpathia #war #Russia
13/01/2022

Minister did not exclude a prime ministerial debate ahead of the elections

#GergelyGulyás highlighted that most remarks coming from the opposition were not criticisms levelled at the government but rather "open hate-mongering" #Hungary #Hungarian #government #dailynewshungary #GergelyGulyás #debate #politics #election2022
05/01/2022

This is how the government will help local councils

#Hungary's #government will continue to compensate #localcouncils for a shortfall in their local #business #tax revenues, but not all of them. #Hungarian #dailynewshungary #city #settlement #village
22/12/2021

Significant tax cuts announced for 2022

Finance minister Mihály Varga talked about the details in a #video. #Hungary #Hungarian #dailynewshungary #tax #economy #money
19/11/2021

PM Orbán about fourth wave: “the hard part still to come”

More than 11 thousand new infections in the last 24 hours. #Hungary #Hungarian #ViktorOrbán #government #vaccine #dailynewshungary #jab #
10/11/2021

Debrecen airport is developing rapidly

#Debrecen is #Hungary's second largest city and its #airport is developing quickly. Have you ever been there? #travel #tourism #dailynewshungary #travel
09/11/2021

Tenants of municipal properties located in Hungary’s world heritage sites can buy at very low price

Ruling parties (Fidesz-Kdnp) oblige local councils to sell their valuable properties...