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Poultry can be exported from seven counties from Saturday to Russia
From Saturday the Russian federal animal health and plant protection service (Roszszelhoznadzor) has re-licensed the imports of live poultry and egg from seven Hungarian counties, the Kommersant daily reported. The...
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NAK: By 2013 the businesses can self-revise their membership fee obligations
According to a decision made by the National Chamber of Commerce in May, the new members in the membership register who are not engaged in agricultural activities can again be...
Read moreMore than 22,000 students study in the Hungarian agrarian training system
More than 22,000 students study in the Hungarian agricultural training system, taught by about 3,000 teachers across the country at 63 sites of 48 agricultural training schools – the Managing...
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Things that we don’t know about beer or we knew it wrong
A glass of milk or fruit juice contains more calories than a glass of beer, which is not always recommended to be served cold and is not always recommended to...
Read moreBudapest Airport: every opportunity has been given to expand the freight business
According to Budapest Airport, in contrast to the other EU airports, every opportunity has been given to expand the freight business at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport, so in the...
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Magazine: Bites in portions
The pet food market has been expanding for years. More and more cat and dog owners are feeding their little favourites with special food that contains vitamins and minerals, instead...
Read moreKSH: inflation declined to 2.1 percent in May
Consumer prices were an average 2.1 percent higher in May than in the previous year, inflation slowed down by 0.1 percentage point from the 2.2 percent of April. Compared to...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: the demand for Hungarian cherries may be bigger in Europe this year
This year, the demand for Hungarian cherries maybe higher than in previous years, as the yields in Poland fell considerably due to May frosts, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
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VAT on pork offal may fall to 5 percent next year
The VAT rate on pork offal may fall to 5 percent next year if the Parliament accepts the amendment supported by the Parliament’s Legislative Committee on Thursday. The committee voted...
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Export value declined in April
In April, exports in euro were 1.6 percent lower, while imports were 0.4 percent lower than in the same period of last year, after the 19.0 and 21.3 percent increase...
Read moreK&H: SMEs expect greater profit growth
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as in the previous quarter’s survey, expect a 5.5 percent increase in sales. The SMEs expect a profit growth of 3.6 percent in the following...
Read moreGrowth in retail sales slowed down in Romania
Growth in retail sales slowed in Romania in April, while the retail sales volume in March was 9.2 percent higher than in March last year. In April retail sales increased...
Read moreThe smugglers abandoned thirty-million HUF worth cigarettes
Smugglers on the run abandoned thirty-million HUF worth cigarettes near Beregdaróc, at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border – the spokesman of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Tax and Customs Directorate of the National Tax...
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International actions by NAV
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) regularly requests information from foreign authorities, in order to be able to catch those foreigners who commit VAT fraud in Hungary. Csilla Tamásné...
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Too heavy fine imposed
Both the Hungarian VAT law and its implementation are problematic – stated the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ’s preliminary ruling came after having examined a case, in which...
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International operation against food fraud
Hungary has contributed to the success of the international operation against food fraud, called ‘OPSON VI’. Between December 2016 and March 2017 no less than 61 countries participated in the...
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FM: The government supports the modernization of milk production and processing
The government supports the modernization of the dairy production and the establishment of modern dairy plants with various forms of support – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State Secretary of...
Read moreNGM: retail sales are increasing for forty-six months
Hungarian retail sales have been rising steadily for forty-six months – Marczinkó Zoltán, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 channel on Tuesday in...
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It is not easy to release pig and poultry GMOs
The replacement of genetically modified (GMO) soybeans in cattle breeding can be relatively easily solved, but in the case of pigs and poultry, the Germans and Austrians who are far...
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EU and euro area retail sales increased
Growth occured in retail sales in April in the European Union and in the euro area. Eurostat said on Tuesday that according to the seasonally adjusted data, retail sales increased...
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What makes a dietary supplement safe?
How can we know that a dietary supplement is safe and does not contain any prohibited substances that can be dangerous to our health? The Laboratorium.hu survey reveals what the...
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Shops can sell sprits during the night in Kiev again
The Ukrainian court of appeal has issued a final decision to allow it to sell spirits during the night in Kiev’s stores – the Ukrainian anti-monopoly committee announced on Tuesday...
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Major growth in the Hungarian cloud computing market
This year up to USD 1.15 billion may be spent on public cloud computing services in Central and Eastern Europe – according to a forecast by IDC. This would constitute...
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Online shops to pay bigger fines
Ákos Kara, secretary of state responsible for infocommunication and consumer protection informed that the name of online shops that don’t comply with the regulations will be registered in an online...
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Five billion to be paid to ransomware attackers
This year the number of ransomware attacks has been growing exponentially, and in accordance with this USD 5 billion will be paid to attackers this year at world level –...
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Magazine: Pasta: a healthy choice
Hungarians like pasta, this is well-reflected by the fact that we are seventh in the European pasta consumption ranking. Although the product is healthy, sales only expand in certain segments....
Read moreKSH: growth rate of retail sales consolidated in April
In April, the volume of retail sales grew by 3.5 percent according to the raw data, while calendar effect adjusted, mainly due to the Easter effect increased by 2.0 percent...
Read moreVisegrád countries: EU’s food independence had to be ensured
An Extraordinary Meeting of the Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrád Four Countries (V4) was held on 1-2 June 2017 in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw. The Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrad Four...
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A 110-day promotion campaign was launched by the 110-year-old Theodora
Hungary’s historic mineral water is 110 years old. Theodora’s bottler, the Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Mineral Water Ltd. launched a 110-day promotion on the occasion of the jubilee anniversary. The campaign focuses on...
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HIPA’s President presented the Competitiveness Improvement Package to large companies
Ésik Róbert, Chairman of the National Investment Agency (HIPA), a member of the National Competitiveness Council presented a package of proposals compiled to improve the competitiveness of Hungary with improving...
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