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The Parliament adopted the chips-tax
Date: 2011-07-11 17:00:05
The Parliament introduced the public health product tax, known as chips-tax. From, September this public health product tax will be applied on high sugar, salt, carbohydrates and caffeine-containing foods and...
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Lázár: Hamburger makers can not get away?
Date: 2011-07-11 15:17:03
Lázár János, the fraction leader of Fidesz will submit his proposal on food trading of the fast food networks as well as food production and circumstances of sale even this...
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The Ministry of Rural Development would easen the situation of small food producers
Date: 2011-07-11 12:50:48
Food safety has a prominent role in the National Rural Startegy – said Bognár Lajos, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), at the Sub-Committee meeting of the...
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Aufwind Schmack to start test operation of biogas plant in September
Date: 2011-07-11 09:49:07
The Hungarian-based unit of Germany’s Aufwind Neue Energien has come to the last phase of testing a 3.9 billion HUF biogas plant in Szarvas, Aufwind Schmack announced. If everything goes...
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The chips-tax may soften further
Date: 2011-07-08 14:10:06
According to the amendment of Rogán Antal (Fidesz); no public health product fee should be paid after home delivered soups and sauces and tax should be smaller in case of...
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GOST: interest subsidized loans can only keep the wheat in Hungary
Date: 2011-07-08 13:20:24
The National Association of Cereal Producers (GOSZ) initates interest subsidized loans for animal breeders and for the mills, to keep this year's wheat harvest in Hungary – said Vancsura József,...
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Accelerating export, huge trade surplus
Date: 2011-07-08 13:10:27
The May trade surplus of 720 million euros is much higher than expected, and it seems to be realistic that the 3.3 billion surplus of the first five months can...
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The “Hungarian pig” campaign has ended
Date: 2011-07-08 12:55:10
The Agricultural Marketing Centre's “Hungarian pig” campaign for this year has been ended. It contained advertising, public relations and community media campaign elements. The campaign aimed to promote the purchase...
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Watermelon-consumption is under 4 kilogramm per person a year
Date: 2011-07-08 12:34:29
Sándor Fazekas, minister of rural development believes it is a very important mission for the government to urge customers to purchase more watermelons. The minister pointed out at Liszt Ferenc...
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Online trade and e-cops
Date: 2011-07-08 12:30:35
The allegroup.hu Kft. gave the police the useful guide, that helps the detection and prevention of online crime. The handbook was made by the collaboration between the group of Vatera...
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Somersby cider in Hungary
Date: 2011-07-08 10:23:22
Somersby cider's fresh apple flavour is here for Hungarian customers to enjoy. You can find it in 2000 pubs and more than 1000 stores in Hungary. During the last few...
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(HU) Nőtt a 200 négyzetméteres és kisebb üzletek bevétele is, így piaci pozíciójuk stabil maradt
Date: 2011-07-07 15:30:18
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Before the chips-tax: energy drink specials
Date: 2011-07-07 14:00:50
Professional associations talk in connection with the public health product fee of 5 to 25 percent product price increase. Typically, the cheaper products will be affected more by inflation. Although...
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Hungary can renew its Russian vegetable export
Date: 2011-07-07 13:30:56
The vegetable export to Russia will be permitted to another eight European states – including Hungary – announced Gennady Onyiscsenko Russian chief medical officer, but did not indicate the date...
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Hungary is among the laggards in terms of employment
Date: 2011-07-07 13:00:33
According to the latest datas of the Union's statistical office; Hungary was among the laggards last year, on the basis of the employment rate of the 20 to 64 age...
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FAO: global food prices increased in June, due to the sugar
Date: 2011-07-07 13:00:08
Due to the increase in global sugar prices, global food prices were rising in June – states the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO price index – which...
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(HU) Magyar dinnye: hamarosan jogszabályok is szavatolják a piaci pozíciót
Date: 2011-07-07 11:25:42
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(HU) Átadták az első OTP Széchenyi Pihenőkártyát
Date: 2011-07-07 10:33:09
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OKSZ: a summer price reductions and sales are much lower than last year
Date: 2011-07-06 12:40:00
The fastest traders are trying to attract the consumers with lower prices than usual, even from the first real summer days and it lasts until the end of August. It...
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Which product can be considered as Hungarian?
Date: 2011-07-06 12:38:08
So far, the the Hungarian product labelling was not regulated, however, according to a new draft, the Government would set up the conditions, that the companies should meet, in order...
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The European Parliament voted the new food label regulations
Date: 2011-07-06 12:16:30
In the future, it should be indicated clearly how much fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, protein and salt the product contains, helping the customers who can consciously decide what kind...
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The Ministry of Rural Development confutes: there is no list
Date: 2011-07-06 12:10:49
The press office of the Ministry of Rural Development confutes the informations of Hírszerző.hu, that the ministry compiled a list of those firms in Hungary, that are producing home produced...
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Chinese agricultural investment in Kalocsa
Date: 2011-07-06 11:58:17
Török Ferenc, Mayor of Kalocsa signed a memorandum with the representative of the Shenzhen-based You Yuan Industrial Co. LTD, over creating a modern agricultural production base in Kalocsa. Török Ferenc...
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The European Parliament supports the action against GM crops
Date: 2011-07-06 11:40:12
The European Parliament supported the EU legislation draft, that will allow new legislative opportunity for the member states, to ban the cultivation of GM crops. The legal basis for national...
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Anglers put on alert over killer carp disease
Date: 2011-07-06 11:14:47
Anglers and fishery owners are being warned to be on their guard following outbreaks of the Koi Herpes Virus – a killer carp disease for which there is no known...
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Stekaholders call for action on pollinators
Date: 2011-07-06 10:07:24
European Parliament event confirms alignment on key pollinator conservation issues Key stakeholders discussed the importance of pollination and the role of pollinator species at a conference at the European Parliament...
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The first half year's financial collapses broke record
Date: 2011-07-05 15:28:20
There have not been so many financial collapses in Hungary in one month and in one half year as it occurred in June and in the first six months –...
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Sugar prices decreased significantly
Date: 2011-07-05 14:08:33
Compared to the former price of 400 HUF, sugar can be purchased for even 273 HUF – and not only in the stores selling the state stocks – writes delmagyar.hu....
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Facts about food processing and food safety
Date: 2011-07-05 13:52:31
In Hungary, in 2010, the gross production value of food processing has reached 2,036 billion HUF – among other things, this was the major focus of the discussion held by...
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We pay one of Europe's highest VAT
Date: 2011-07-05 12:45:17
One of the highest VAT rates of the European Union can be found in Hungary. But in case of the personal income tax Hungarians pay only the half of the...
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