Government submits 2024 budget to Fiscal Council
Preserving stability and predictability is of paramount importance in times of war, and the government keeps to the practice of submitting next year's budget to parliament already in the summer, the finance ministry told MTI on Friday, after the government submitted the draft budget ...
Finance Minister: Government to remove special taxes in 2024
The government is planning to remove the "extra tax burdens" on the banking sector, the finance minister told an annual meeting of the Hungarian Banking Association on Friday.
Finance minister, central bank governor discuss economic policy
Cooperation between the government and the central bank will contribute to inflation falling into the single digits by the end of the year, lower interest rates, improving economic indicators and the return of robust growth, the finance ministry said in a statement on Friday ...
Hungary GDP dips 0.9 percent in Q1
Hungarian economic growth dipped an annual 0.9 percent in the first quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of the data on Tuesday. Adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects, GDP contracted by 1.1 percent.
EC spring forecast puts Hungary GDP growth at 0.5 percent in 2023
Hungary's GDP contracted and inflation increased in the second half of 2022, the European Commission said in its spring forecast released on Monday.
Szijjarto: Hungary leader in digitalisation, with Huawei playing decisive role
Hungary is a leader in digitalisation in which Huawei plays a decisive role, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Monday after the signing of an agreement on the SEEDs scholarship scheme by representatives of the company and Hungary's National University of ...
Construction sector output falls by 9.8 percent in March
Output of Hungary's construction sector slipped by 9.8 percent year-on-year in March, falling for the fourth month in a row, albeit at a slower pace, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show.
Industrial output down 4.1 percent in March
Output of Hungary's industrial sector fell by an annual 4.1 percent in March, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data on Friday.
Consumer price increase slows to 24 percent in April
Consumer prices in Hungary rose by an annual 24 percent in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. Headline inflation fell for the third month in a row and at a faster pace, dropping from 25.2 percent in March.
Economic development ministry: Hungary needs some half a million new jobholders by 2030
Prospective investments that will ensure stable economic growth in Hungary require some half a million new jobholders during the period until 2030, the economic development ministry said on Tuesday.