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Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Hungary 2017

Consumption Tax Trends 2016: Country highlights

This publication provides detailed country notes on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries.

Revenue Statistics 2016: Country highlights

This annual publication presents detailed country notes and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.

Revenue Statistics: Key findings for all countries

These country specifc documents provide figures on tax-to-GDP ratios and tax structures for OECD member countries from the latest OECD Revenue Statistics publication.

Environmental taxes: Key findings for Hungary

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Hungary. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.

Database on instruments used for environmental policy

This database provides information on environmentally related taxes, fees and charges, tradable permit systems, deposit refund systems, environmentally motivated subsidies and voluntary approaches used in environmental policy in OECD member countries and a number of other countries. Developed in co-operation between the OECD and the European Environment Agency.

Hungary Policy Brief: More Evidence-based Policymaking for Better Results

In 2010, the Hungarian government started an ambitious public sector reform programme with the aim of modernising its public administration and improve access, responsiveness and quality of public services.

Hungary Policy Brief: Unhealthy Lifestyles Call for Further Tightening of Public Health Policies

Hungary ranks among the OECD countries with the highest rates of obesity, harmful alcohol use and tobacco smoking. These are leading behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Hungary has implemented a public health tax and tight policies on alcohol consumption, but alcohol taxation is mild and unrecorded alcohol and tobacco consumption are significant.

Hungary Policy Brief: Improving SMEs' Access to Finance

Credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) declined more in Hungary than in most other countries since 2008, and credit conditions remain comparatively tight, especially for small businesses, firms with a higher risk-return profile and firms seeking long-term loans.

Hungary Policy Brief: Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in Hungary

Hungarian youth are less active in entrepreneurship than young people in most other OECD countries. In 2014, 2.5% of all youth aged 15-24 were self-employed, which is below the European Union average of 4.2%. This gap can be explained by a negative attitude towards entrepreneurship and few perceived opportunities.