Hungary to Keep Industry Taxes in 2026 Including on Banks: Nagy

April 17, 2025, 1:49 PM UTC

Hungary will maintain its windfall taxes on sectors including banks next year, the country’s Economy Minister Marton Nagy says at a government briefing.

  • Cabinet to also maintain levies on retailers, insurers and on refiner Mol calculated on the Brent-Ural spread
  • Banks may write off half of tax if they purchase government bonds
  • Calculates total banking sector tax at HUF360b next year
  • NOTE, from 2024: Hungarian Assets Drop as Orban Targets Banks to Fix Budget

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Veronika Gulyas in Budapest at vgulyas@bloomberg.net

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