Budapest mayor: BKIK against cancelling local business tax

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Tuesday that in addition to the metropolitan council, the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) was also against a proposal by BKIK's head to suspend the payment of local business tax (ipa) to municipalities.

Senior citizens will have the right to shop at any time

Shopping hours for elderly reintroduced

A daily timeframe for shoppers older than 65 is being reintroduced from Tuesday with the aim of protecting the elderly from the coronavirus epidemic, according to the Government Information Centre.

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival, November 24 to December 6

Films go online in pandemic

Another victim of the killer coronavirus pandemic is the ninth annual international Jewish and Israeli Film Festival between November 24 and December 6, which this year will be held online in its entirety. Seventeen recent titles on Jewish life, culture and history will be ...

A consensus will be reached no matter how contentious many are at present, MEP says

Deutsch: EU tyranny could take place of communist tyranny

By linking European Union funding to the criteria of rule of law, an EU tyranny could take the place of the decades of communist tyranny, Tamas Deutsch, an MEP of ruling Fidesz-KDNP, said on public radio.

E-bike subsidy applications accepted from Monday

The ministry of innovation and technology is inviting applications for 1 billion forints (EUR 2.8m) in grant money to support the purchase of bicycles with auxiliary electric motors from Monday.

LMP: Government wants to ‘choke’ local councils

Opposition LMP believes the government doesn't want to help small- and medium-sized enterprises by suspending the local business tax, rather it wants to "choke" local councils, the party's co-leader said at an online press conference on Facebook on Sunday.

Drama series revives memories of Polgár sisters’ reign

Men chess kings bad losers to Hungary’s queen

Netflix chess drama “The Queen’s Gambit,” has proved to be a winner worldwide and has thrown the spotlight back on Hungary’s famous chess player sisters the Polgárs. Judit Polgár, who is considered by far the strongest female player of all time and the only ...