Hungary’s finance ministry is reviewing the possibility of introducing a tax exemption on palinka, the national eau de vie, as early as 2021, a year before a recently issued European Union directive allows the preference, state secretary Andras Tállai told MTI.
The management and unions of state-owned postal company Magyar Posta reached an agreement on remuneration that will raise wages by 8%, on average, and keep performance bonuses in place, Magyar Posta told MTI.
One elderly Covid-19 patient, suffering from an underlying illness, has died and the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 33 to 4,597 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.
Hungary’s Catholic Caritas has launched a charity drive to help some 10,000 children in getting ready for the new school year.
One elderly Covid-19 patient has died and the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 11 to 4,564 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.
Hungary’s Public Procurement Authority has rejected the tender documents of the renovation of Budapest’s landmark Chain Bridge, citing errors in their content, daily Magyar Nemzet said.
The Budapest municipal council plans to inaugurate a monument to women raped during wars in the spring of 2023, Deputy Mayor Gábor Kerpel-Fronius said.
Green opposition LMP is calling on the government to “fight for” European Union approval of a wage increase for postal workers.
One Covid-19 patient, aged 77 and suffering from an underlying illness, has died and the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by nine to 4,553 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.
The finance minister announced a tender for 7.3 billion forints (EUR 21m) in European Union and state grant money to support green economy capacity developments.
