Statistical Office Completes Census
The latest census in Hungary has been completed by the deadline by 4.6 million households and 9.2 million individuals, or 96% of the estimated population, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
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Széchenyi Card Scheme to Be Backed By HUF 290 BN
The government will support the Széchenyi Card scheme with 290 billion forints (EUR 712.6m) next year after receiving 130 billion this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday.
From January, the gas price stop can be removed from Hungary
Refueling has become more and more difficult in Hungary, the smaller wells will not receive fuel this week either, but the larger chains have already introduced restrictions, and the lack of fuel has reared its head in Budapest as well.
Párbeszéd submitted a proposal for the introduction of a four-day work-week in Hungary
Párbeszéd will once again submit its proposal for a resolution on the four-day work week to the parliament, announced the party’s spokesperson at its online press conference.
Deaths Outpace Births in October
Preliminary data show that 7,361 children were born and 10,808 people died in October 2022, with the number of live births decreasing by 3.9% and deaths by 8.3% in November 2021-October 2022 compared with the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
LMP Re-Submits Proposal on Wind Energy
The opposition LMP has again submitted its proposal on permitting the use of wind energy to parliament, the party’s co-leader told an online press briefing.
School for Folk Traditions Opened in Transcarpathia
President Katalin Novák opened a special school for ethnic Hungarians in Chepa (Csepe) in western Ukraine on Sunday where children can learn about folk traditions, including music and dancing.
Erste Bank is holding a four-day bank break
Erste Bank Hungary observes a bank break for four days, the changes between December 1, 2022, at 10:00 p.m. and December 4, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. will not significantly affect retail customers, in their case card purchases and cash withdrawals are available, the financial institution announced on its website.
The Sun May Shine in Some Places on Monday
Visibility will improve on Monday, the weather will be humid and partly cloudy in most parts of the country, but mainly in the north-eastern and eastern parts of the country, the cloudiness may be broken, reports kiderul.hu.
Katalin Novák Lights First Candle of Advent in Beregszász Reformed Church
President Katalin Novák attended a mass for Advent at the Berehove (Beregszász) Reformed Church in western Ukraine on Sunday and said it was a privilege to light the first candle of Advent in the company of ethnic Hungarians from Transcarpathia.