The confectionery industry association initiated a consultation to extend the 5+1 government package of measures to pastry shops

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The Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association initiated negotiations with the government and contacted Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy to achieve the extension of the recently announced 5+1 government package of measures worth approximately 100 billion forints to improve the competitiveness of catering and restaurants to pastry shops – the industry association told MTI on Thursday.

In the statement, Balázs Erdélyi, the president of the Hungarian Confectionery Association, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year The professional president of the Chamber of Commerce pointed out that the pastry shops are the closest business type to restaurant catering in terms of high live labor, highly skilled labor, and locally made, artisanal quality products.

He argued:

In order to further develop the sector in an innovative way and maintain its competitiveness, the Chamber of Commerce believes that the package aimed at supporting the catering industry should be extended to pastry shops, and the sector would like to join it.

Co-chairman László Selmeczi informed that the government was open to their ideas, so some elements of the package, such as the long-awaited favorable They are continuing negotiations on a loan opportunity. They are confident that they will be able to achieve a result.

According to the statement, Márton Nagy was informed about the situation in the sector, professional trends, the issue of recruitment, as well as expected industry developments, innovations, and the future vision of one of the oldest and most traditional branches of Hungarian gastronomy, which the package of measures could effectively support.