15-January-2015
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This report presents the findings and recommendations from analysis conducted by the OECD as part of the OECD-Hungary Strategic Partnership for Public Administration Reform. Through this initiative, the OECD has supported the government of Hungary in putting in place some of the key building blocks of a “strategic state”. The report’s recommendations can be expected to contribute to strengthening the efficiency, effectiveness,
10-December-2014
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The tax burden in Hungary increased by 0.4 percentage points from 38.5% to 38.9% in 2013. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Hungarian standard VAT rate is 27%, the highest of the OECD countries and considerably above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014.
9-December-2014
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There are now 42 signatories to the OECD Declaration on Green Growth. Lithuania has joined Costa Rica, Colombia, Croatia, Latvia, Morocco, Tunisia, as well as OECD members in having adhered to the declaration. Latest reports are now available on Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Korea.
1-December-2014
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Hungary has gradually become a destination country for international migrants, as well as a transit country for migration flows, mainly in the East-to-West migration corridor, although flows remain stable and limited.
22-October-2014
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OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest website
6-October-2014
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Country notes outlining regional variations in health, jobs, safety, environment, access to services, civic engagement, housing, education, income, and employment. These notes are from the OECD publication "How's Life in Your Region?".
6-October-2014
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Getting regions and cities 'right', adapting policies to the specificities of where people live and work, is vital to improving citizens’ well-being. View the country factsheets from the publication OECD Regional Outlook 2014.
29-September-2014
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Biographical note of Hungary's Permanent Representative to the OECD.
3-September-2014
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Hungary was hit harder by the global crisis than most OECD countries. Unemployment reached record levels at the peak of the crisis but has since recovered to its pre-crisis level around the current OECD average of 8%.
31-July-2014
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In 2013, Hungary’s net ODA amounted to USD 120 million, representing a decrease of 2% in real terms over 2012 (although in nominal terms Hungary’s net ODA slightly increased). The ratio of ODA as a share of GNI remained stable at 0.10%. Multilateral ODA accounted for 76% of Hungary’s total ODA.
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