Commenting on preliminary foreign trade data from October 2015, Deputy State Secretary for Enterprise Relations Zoltán István Marczinkó said that Hungary’s foreign trade sector may post a record-high surplus of EUR 7.5-8bn this year.
Nothings demonstrates the strong growth momentum of the Hungarian tourism sector better than the following fact: in the first three quarters of the year the number of tourism nights in Hungary already reached the full-year figure of 2011, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony of Pro Tourismo awards. As the Minister added, this growth figure is outstanding even from an international aspect.
At a press conference organised by Transparency International Hungary on the International Anti-Corruption Day on Wednesday in Budapest, Minister of State at the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy said that Hungary has agreed with the Norwegian Fund, and thus payments can continue.
On Tuesday in Paris, Minister of State for Energy András Aradszki Director–General of the Global Green Growth Institute Yvo de Boer concluded a bilateral agreement. Hungary has taken another significant step towards calling a strong climate protection cooperation to life and successfully implementing the new climate convention.
At a joint press conference held on Wednesday in the Márianosztra High and Medium Regime Prison, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi and Director-General of the National Headquarters of the Hungarian Prison Service András Csóti announced that, following test operations, the production of NATO razor wire has started.
On Wednesday, 9 December – during a discussion with his Czech counterpart held in the Hódmezővásárhely barracks – Hungarian Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that ensuring the widest possible scope and effectiveness of cooperation among the Visegrád countries (V4) is Hungary’s strategic interest.
In Budapest Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, Agrarian Development and Hungaricums at the Ministry of Agriculture Zsolt V. Németh said that “HUF 2,800 billion (EUR 8.9 billion) is available for environmental protection and conservation during the 2014-2020 programming period, 500bn more than in the previous cycle”.
Parliamentary Minister of State Nándor Csepreghy told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Tuesday that the European Commission is funding an active party politician’s company, and this politician is spending this aid on financing his own party.
2016 will be the year of simpler and lower taxes in Hungary which will leave more money at families. From the aspect of law-abiding enterprises, 2016 will also be a year of recognition, as companies that qualify as “reliable taxpayers” will enjoy a number of advantages.
At the meeting of the Committee on Economics of the National Assembly, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said that gas storage facilities in Hungary are 48% full.