Hungary has approved the signing of a protocol updating its tax treaty with Kuwait, aimed at preventing double taxation and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. 

Hungary’s government has authorised the signing of a protocol to amend and update the 1994 Hungary–Kuwait Income and Capital Tax Treaty, as amended by the 2001 protocol. The authorisation was issued under Government Resolution No. 1213/2026 (VI. 29.) as published in the Official Gazette No. 81 on 29 June 2026.

According to the resolution, the Hungarian Government has officially agreed to a Protocol modifying the convention between Hungary and Kuwait, which was originally signed on 17 January 1994, to avoid double taxation on income and capital and to promote economic relations.