Press Roundup: Soaring Energy Prices As energy prices skyrocket, a left-wing commentator calls on the government to lower taxes on gasoline. A conservative economist thinks... 2021.10.16.
PMO Head: Linking Child Protection Law, EU Subsidies ‘Detrimental’ The European Union will "come to ruin" if "unrelated issues are linked", Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister's... 2021.07.15.
Orbán Critic Iványi’s Small Church Turns to Supreme Court After Gigantic State Fine Gábor Iványi's Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (MET) is turning to the Supreme Court (Kúria) after the Tax Authority (NAV) debited their... 2021.02.25.
Coronavirus: Jobbik Wants 80 % Wage Subsidies for Workers The opposition Jobbik party has proposed providing an 80 percent wage subsidy to workers affected by the coronavirus crisis. Dániel... 2021.01.08.
Coronavirus: Govt to Provide HUF 61 Bn in Business Development Subsidies The government will provide a further 61 billion forints (EUR 168.6m) in subsidies to businesses committing to carrying out developments... 2020.11.28.
Govt to Call Another Tender for Workers Hostel Subsidies A tender for 5 billion forints (EUR 14m) in support to set up workers hostels will be called on November... 2020.11.01.
Gov’t Grants HUF 43 Billion to Large Companies in First Half of 2020 The Hungarian government granted more than HUF 43 billion of non-refundable support for 14 large companies in the first half... 2020.07.15.
Coronavirus: Gov’t Broadens Eligibility for Investment Subsidies The government is expanding the range of businesses eligible for 40 billion forints (EUR 114m) in investment subsidies this year,... 2020.05.23.
European Commission Green-Lights New Investment Support System The European Commission has green-lighted a new investment support system outlined in Hungary's economy protection plan, allowing individual subsidies of... 2020.04.10.
Coronavirus – Jobbik: State Should Pay Newly Jobless HUF 100,000 Wage The opposition Jobbik party has proposed that the state provide a monthly 100,000 forints (EUR 275) as a "disaster benefit"... 2020.04.02.
Major Subsidies to Children with Diabetes A government programme to support children and adults with type 1 diabetes went live on January 1, the state secretary... 2020.01.06.
LMP Calls on Govt to Brief Public on Alleged Home-care Subsidy Abuses Green opposition LMP has called on the government to reveal details about alleged abuses of subsidies for people tending to... 2019.07.01.
‘Dune’ May Receive Largest Amount of Indirect Hungarian Film Support to Date The American-English-Canadian film ‘Dune,’ currently shooting in Budapest, may receive 7,5 billion forints (EUR 23,2 million) in indirect Hungarian support,... 2019.06.18.
200,000 Farmers Sign Petition against Brussels in Support of Fair Subsidies Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition launched by the National Agricultural Chamber and farmers' alliance Magosz to protest against... 2019.05.20.
Govt Official Confirms EC’s Plan to Cut EU Funds In an interview with pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet, the Ministry of Human Capacities' (EMMI) state secretary for EU Development Policy,... 2019.04.23.
Socialists Call on Fidesz MEPs ‘to Fight’ to Boost EU Farm Subsidies The opposition Socialists have called on ruling Fidesz MEPs "to fight" to increase the level of EU subsidies for Hungarian... 2019.04.02.
DK Calls on Govt to Scrap Subsidies for Companies with Third Country Employees The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is submitting a proposal to parliament on scrapping Hungarian and EU employment subsidies for companies... 2019.01.16.
Hungary Benefits from EUR 4.4 bn EU Funding in 2018 The European Commission paid out a total 4.4 billion euros (over 1,400 billion forints) in development subsidies to Hungary in... 2019.01.08.
