When preparing the studies of this volume, the starting point for all of us, whether overtly or covertly, was the conviction that, if we really intended to help, we should avoid and surpass simplified problem identification, one-dimensional data processing or analyses ignoring interactions, or...

The relationship between India and Hungary can look back on a rich tradition and long history, for the first steps of cooperation reach back to the 15th and 16th centuries. In this path that spans centuries, cooperation in the areas of science, culture and economy has developed and gained...

Professor László Ladó, a visionary thought leader PONTUS KFT., 2008

It is a decade ago now that he was no longer able to struggle with the disease which he had borne with dignity and strength. He passed away just a few days before his 64th birthday. His life was short but rich in professional achievements

According to wide-ranging international experience, the measures aimed at the rationalisation of the economy and the stabilisation of public finances imply such decision-making (i.e. preparation, skills and adaptation) factors, as well as conditions of public trust, and even social traditions,...

The activity of supreme audit institutions is no longer limited to the preparation of reports on audits – conducted in accordance with international standards – but supports the work of legislators and the (financial) government in (national) economic issues with advice based on the...

A szerző a magyar Költségvetési Tanácsnál (KT, Tanács) töltött tizenkét éves szolgálata nézőpontjából tekinti át a világ mintegy hatvan államában több évtizede alkalmazott ún. szabályalapú költségvetési gyakorlat érvényesülését, szerepét a pénzügyi stabilitás...

From the perspective of his twelve years of service at the Fiscal Council of Hungary (Fiscal Council, FC, Council), the author reviews the so-called rule-based budgeting practices that have been in use in some sixty countries around the world for decades, and their role in creating and...

The strategy of the State Audit Office of Hungary 2006–2010 Document INTRODUCTION The State Audit Office of Hungary – the financial and economic audit organisation of the National Assembly – has been publishing its strategy for the third time since 1998, aiming at responding challenges...

When working in political or social affairs, one is also making decisions about money, the economy, and public financing. To dispel any doubts on whether this is true, it is worth looking up the minutes on budget disputes in the decades following 1867, the year Hungary reached a compromise with...