The meat guild listed the industry’s difficulties in a communication

The unfavorable economic environment and the black trade hardens the situation of the meat industry the most. The sector would like to reach lower VAT, tighter market and unity.

Every year, a million pig and other meat products disappear somewhere in the official system, which makes the operation of legitimate businesses almost impossible. If the VAT would be only 10 percent, better inspection and tougher penalties would wait for the participants of the black market, the industry would be out of trouble – reports szabadfold.hu.