Hungary: Proposed decrease of standard withholding tax rate

16.06.2015

The Hungarian Parliament plans to include, within the next year, a tax package highlighting the decrease of the withholding tax rate on interest and dividends from 16% to 15%. The expected effective date is 1 January 2016.

As soon as the relevant forthcoming law provisions are approved and published, we will inform customers accordingly and explain the impacts on investors.

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