Topic: public finances
- Hungarian National Bank keeps rates on hold for fourth month running (April 25th, 2012) [2]
- Government unveils updated “Széll Kálmán” economic plan; new taxes, spending cuts seen totaling 4% of GDP in 2013 (April 24th, 2012) [4]
- Economy Ministry confirms Hungary’s fiscal deficit already at 90% of full-year target (April 24th, 2012) [2]
- Hungarian official says IMF bailout talks don’t require first changing contested laws (April 23rd, 2012) [8]
- Orbán says Hungary to prosper as government replaces commercial banks in financing economy (April 21st, 2012) [23]
- Default insurance on Hungarian state debt surges on new worries over fate of IMF (April 21st, 2012) [3]
- PM says Hungary needs “safety net” not loans from IMF as bond auction sees lower yields (April 20th, 2012) [1]
- Diary of central banker in despair as Orbán’s Hungary defies EU (April 20th, 2012) [1]
- Hungarian IMF negotiator reaffirms Budapest’s rejection of “political” preconditions to bailout talks (April 18th, 2012) [1]
- Amendments to central bank law seen offering concessions, snubs to EU (April 18th, 2012)
- Hundreds of billions in EU subsidies at stake over VAT case at European court of justice (April 18th, 2012)
- Analysts see increasing risk Hungary may not get IMF/EU bailout (April 17th, 2012) [3]
- Talks on Hungary held at European Central Bank (April 17th, 2012)
- Analysts warn of risk Hungary may fail to get new IMF/EU bailout (April 7th, 2012)
- Analysts says Hungary’s access to bond market “possible but costly”; trash Matolcsy tax hike talk (April 6th, 2012) [2]
- General government deficit nears 90% of full-year target in first quarter (April 6th, 2012) [1]
- Matolcsy says Hungary should adopt financial translations tax, 30% top VAT rate if allowed by EU (April 5th, 2012) [9]
- Former FinMin Oszkó says government has squandered market’s confidence, needs new EU/IMF bailout (April 4th, 2012)
- Parliament okays massive property tax hike on Budapest Airport (April 3rd, 2012) [3]
- MOL boss says lack of IMF deal could force government to extend “crisis” taxes, demand new revenue from small businesses (March 30th, 2012)