local government

September 07, 2009, 09:34 CET

Local government unions break off budget talks with government

Hungary’s seven local government interest protection alliances broke off negotiations with the government on Friday, insisting that specific numbers rather than principles should be on the agenda just one week before the draft budget is submitted to Parliament. The alliances... [read complete entry]

July 29, 2009, 09:24 CET

PM tells local councils to tighten budgets, cut red tape

The strictures of next year's crisis management budget mean that Hungary's local governments will have to tighten their belts, though cuts will not be uniformly top-sliced, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai told a news conference on Tuesday. Reserves built up from... [read complete entry]