Municipalities are trying to prepare for the increase in energy prices, but they claim that planning is nearly impossible because they do not really know…
The Orbán government has bled Hungarian local municipalities dry over the past 12 years, writes Népszava. Some towns and cities run by the opposition are…
Due to austerity measures imposed by the government and rising energy prices, the losses to cities with county status could be in the hundreds of…
Municipalities are requesting additional financial aid from the government due to significant increases in their expenditures compared to the amount of funding they will receive…
The government plans to significantly increase the salaries of Hungary’s mayors next year by an average of 30%, reports HVG. A Fidesz proposal to amend…
The Prime Minister has forbidden municipalities from raising local taxes, according to the Thursday edition of the Official Gazette. The amendment, entitled “Government Decree on…
The National Center for Public Health (NNK) has to provide coronavirus infection data to municipal authorities, the National Data Protection and Freedom of Information Authority…
More cuts in funding, a lack of information, and buck passing are what local municipalities have to face, according to the leaders of the Association of Hungarian Municipalities (MÖSZ). After hearing these grievances, Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition candidate for prime minister, promised to support all municipalities without political considerations if his side wins the elections next year.
More local municipalities are not able to buy electrical power for next year because the prices are so high that they don’t have the money…
24.hu writes that while many may be pleased at the planned 20% increase in the minimum wage in January, it is sure to cause headaches…
As reported yesterday, the Hungarian government’s new measures on combating the Coronavirus pandemic give individual localities the power to decide whether or not to mandate…