1.1. Overview

Hungary
  • Area: 93 036 sq km
  • Capital: Budapest
  • Official language: Hungarian
  • Currency: Hungarian forint; abbreviations: Ft, HUF; prevailing interest and currency rates
  • Form of government: republic
  • Population: 9 797 561
  • International Airport: Budapest Ferihegy, BUD
  • OECD member since: 1996
  • EU member since: 1 May, 2004.

1.2 Public holidays in 2025:

  • January 1 – New Year’s Day, Public Holiday
  • March 15 – National Holiday, Public Holiday
  • April 18–21 – Good Friday, 4-day weekend
  • May 1–2 – Labour Day, 4-day weekend
  • June 9 – Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday), Public Holiday
  • August 20 – Foundation of the State, Public Holiday
  • October 23–24 – Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, Public Holiday (4-day weekend)
  • November 1 – All Saints’ Day, Public Holiday
  • December 24 – Christmas Eve, Day Off
  • December 25–26 – Christmas, Public Holiday

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1. General information - Hungary
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2. Some important laws applicable to business associations
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3. Taxation
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4. M&A, Valuation
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5. Accounting and auditing
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6. Annex