Market News
Food VAT cut and new agricultural tax system?
Date: 2013-02-26 13:55:24
In mid-March, the the possibility of reduced VAT on foodstuffs will be once again submitted to the government. Interdepartmental negotiations and product-level impact studies are being conducted in the case,...
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Half of the costs can be saved with a webshop
Date: 2013-02-26 12:00:25
Those webshops may lose up to half of their customers, that do not introduce credit card or other online payment options, as the customers tend to buy in webstores that...
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The cashiers can be only serviced with new licenses
Date: 2013-02-26 11:57:47
It is an important change for servicers and technicians that they have to trigger new technician cards and seal printers to able to mend the new cashiers. From now a...
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There is a lack of customer service companies in health care and in trade
Date: 2013-02-26 11:52:08
In the last period, especially in the banking sector, the telecommunications companies and utilities boosted relations with their clients, while healthcare and some parts of the public sector are still...
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Lives lived on Instagram
Date: 2013-02-26 09:46:00
At Christmas many people changed their old mobiles to smartphones and at the same time the popularity of online photo-sharing service Instagram grew. This application makes it possible to edit...
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Fidesz is about to reduce VAT for basic food items
Date: 2013-02-25 16:00:19
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his traditional state-of-the-nation speech on 22 February in Budapest, providing a comprehensive assessment of the past year’s achievements and paving the way for future steps...
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KSH: volume of retail sales in December fell by 2.1 percent
Date: 2013-02-25 13:10:46
In December last year the volume of retail decreased by 2.1, in the entire year by 1.9 percent, compared to the datas of the previous year – the Central Statistical...
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Analysts: less-than-expected decline in retail sales last year
Date: 2013-02-25 13:00:12
According to analysts polled by MTI, retail sales decreased less-than-expected last year. The analysts expect a decline below 1 percent, which would be lower than last year’s data. The national...
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Ipsos: consumers pay for the extra costs packaged in the promise of sustainability and freshness
Date: 2013-02-25 12:40:40
Ipsos asked consumers in 26 countries, about the situations when they would pay more for food products because of the uniqueness of packaging. The two main reasons, are: 55 percent...
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The opposition parties urge the reduction of VAT on basic food products
Date: 2013-02-25 12:20:11
The reduction of VAT on basic food products was urged at the opposition parties’ coordination meeting on Monday. The Socialists informed MTI about the coordination meeting of the MSZP, the...
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Local currencies: catalysts for local economies
Date: 2013-02-25 11:25:51
The Soproni kékfrank is in circulation since May 2010, while the Balatoni korona was launched last year. Their financial coverage can also bears interest – said Varga István, the chairman...
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Recent food-adulteration scandal in Germany
Date: 2013-02-25 11:15:49
After the horse meat scandal, another food safety scandal raises waves in Germany. According to Monday's press reports, millions of eggs, produced in large plants were sold as organic eggs....
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Foreign luxury firms restrain their expansion in China
Date: 2013-02-25 11:00:29
Several large international luxury companies will restrain their expansion in China this year, especially due to the slowdown in sales and because of the central government’s offensive campaigns against luxury...
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GKI: Only consumers’ pessimism eased in February
Date: 2013-02-25 10:08:06
The GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects failed to reach its last year’s peak in February. Following a four month long continuous improvement it was already close to...
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The Ministry of Rural Development proposes a VAT reduction
Date: 2013-02-22 14:00:40
The Ministry of Rural Development submits its VAT cut proposal in mid-March – the Magyar Hírlap informs. The burden would be reduced in case of several products, but they does...
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Czerván: the sales of agriculture increased last year
Date: 2013-02-22 13:00:16
Agricultural production value increased last year. On the basis of the preliminary datas it was amounted to 2,229 billion HUF, compared to the 2,168 billion HUF of the previous year...
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88 percent of the Hungarians consider the economic situation of the country as critical
Date: 2013-02-22 12:50:12
The percentage of those has increased who believe that Hungary is in an economic crisis, and will not recover from it in the forthcoming twelve months. 85 percent of them...
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Consumer protection: less problems at webshops
Date: 2013-02-22 11:30:45
According to the experiences of the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH), the number of webshops without any consumer protection problems are increasing: the objection rate has improved from 85 to...
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KSH: the gross average wage in 2012 was 223 thousand HUF
Date: 2013-02-22 11:25:17
The average gross earnings of full-time employees was 223 thousand HUF in 2012. On national level gross wages were 4.6 percent higher than in the previous year. The average net...
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Count Kálnoky: not Romania, but Western Europe is guilty in the horse meat scandal
Date: 2013-02-22 11:02:42
The Transylvanian Count Kálnoky Tibor believes that Romania is unjustly attacked de to the European horse meat scandal, the sinners are France and Western Europe – The Daily Telegraph writes....
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That's the way NAV handles penalties
Date: 2013-02-22 10:30:26
Alongside news about the project interviews with experts and businesses can also be read. The website’s editor in chief Mónika Szabó told that those working in the sector can ask...
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Waiting for a technical solution
Date: 2013-02-22 10:12:02
News website Onlinekassza.hu, launched on 14 January, gives read- ers updated and reliable information about the establishing of online connection between cash registers and the National Tax and Cus- toms...
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Nébih: no alfatoxin in milk has been found
Date: 2013-02-21 16:00:21
In order to eliminate alfatoxin efficiently, the Nationl Foodchain Safety Authority (Nébih) is taking a closer look at domestic corps and raw milk. So far, no alfatoxin in these prpducts...
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The tax exemption on pálinka brewing is under examination by the European Union’s Court of Justice
Date: 2013-02-21 12:12:55
The Government assures Hungarians those rights that citizens of other EU countries are also entitled to. The European Commission disputes the regulation providing tax-free status for distilling home-made pálinka; in...
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The HITA creates a qualified database of suppliers
Date: 2013-02-21 12:10:31
The National Foreign Trade Office (HITA) creates a qualified database of suppliers, first in the country. The database will be created by own development – Kokas Tamás, the deputy head...
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The Association of local currencies has been formed
Date: 2013-02-21 12:00:13
The Association of local currencies has been formed – Varga István president of the association told MTI on Wednesday in Budapest. He told that the association was established by the...
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The GKI examined the breaking points of the Hungarian economy
Date: 2013-02-21 11:44:35
The latest publication of the GKI Economic Research Co. examined the breaking points of the Hungarian economy. The publication was presented to the press on Wednesday. The Esélyek (Opportunities) analysis...
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Horsemeat scandal – Problems in Austria, too
Date: 2013-02-21 10:52:23
Controllers from the food inspection authorities found horsemeat in sausages such as “Kärntner Hauswürstl” and “Lavanttaler Bauernwurst” after they received an anonymous hint, said health advisor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) yesterday...
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Fazekas: the bill, which would destroy the large plants does not even exists
Date: 2013-02-20 12:06:00
There is no operational management law in the Rural Development Ministry, which would ruin the large plants or make their operation difficult. There is no blueprint in the ministry, which...
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Gyulay Zsolt: the expanding range of products will make the tobacco shops profitable
Date: 2013-02-20 12:00:04
The expanding range of products will have a positive effect for the national tobacco shops – Gyulay Zsolt, CEO of the National Tobacco Sales Nonprofit Ltd. told MTI on Tuesday....
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