Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán approved the signing of a protocol to amend the 2013 income and capital tax treaty with Switzerland on 9 May, 2024.
This marks the first modification to the agreement and will require formal signing and ratification before it becomes effective.
The exact impact of the changes will likely become clearer once the details of the amending protocol are made public.
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