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Varga Mihály: 25 percent VAT is the long-term goal

According to the Minister of National Economy, the 27 percent VAT rate is high, but there is no free resources available to reduce it in next year's budget. The government's...

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The highly successful swine campaign continues

The Magyar Turizmus Zrt., The Ministry of Agriculture and the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board (VHT) draws attention to the domestic quality pork products from 20 to...

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Analysts expect further real earnings growth

Analysts interviewed by MTI expect the accelerating growth of real wages and say that the labor shortages in several sectors and low inflation also help the growth. The Central Statistical...

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The dm pays attention to the balance of work and privacy

The Parliament restored the rules before 15.03.2015 in connection with the Sunday working hours. The dm stores in the shopping centers, specialized stores and located in the foreground of major...

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All Hungarian Lidl stores will be open on Sunday

The Lidl Magyarország opens all of its 164 stores from 24 April – according to the law amendments on Sunday store closure. Taking the purchasing habits into account, the stores...

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Exotic flavors not only for vegetarians – the SPAR Veggie by NENI has arrived to Hungary

The offer of the SPAR stores was enriched with new flavors after the company began the marketing the Veggie by NENI products that are already very popular in Austria. The...

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The most expensive Hungarian wine costs nearly 600 thousand HUF

A half-liter bottle of Szepsy winery’s 2007 Eszencia (Essence) from the Tokaj wine region costs 1 480 British pounds, or nearly 600 thousand HUF. The Mád-based Szepsy winery presented the...

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Budai Gyula: Hungary interested in relieving the Russian embargo

Hungary interested in relieving the Russian embargo, in partial releases of the embargo involving agricultural products – Budai Gyula said on Wednesday in Szentes. Budai Gyula Ministerial Commissioner told at...

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Nébih: a large amount of cabbage and potatoes were withdrawn from circulation

Eight tons of potatoes with Polish origin and 450 kilograms of cabbage with rot bacterial infection of unknown origin were found in Heves county. Both items were destroyed – the...

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Improved consumer sentiment in the euro zone and in the EU in April

Consumer confidence has strengthened in April in the euro zone and in the European Union – according to the European Commission's preliminary flash estimate that was published on Thursday. The...

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The NAV found astonishing volume of illegal tobaccos

A Romanian-Moldovan illegal tobacco factory was operated in Szigetszentmiklós. Three times more cigarettes were seized by the NAV than the total amount seized last year. The National Tax and Customs...

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The Hungarian horticulture will debut at the World Exhibition in Turkey

At the Expo 2016 Antalya world exhibition that opens on 22 April, the national garden of 49 countries including Hungary will debut – Lipcsey György, Agricultural Marketing Deputy Chief Executive...

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McDonald's of the future – Video of the day

When just one serving of fries just isn't enough, McDonald's is now testing a new option for their customers: unlimited, all-you-can-eat french fries. And for now, only customers in Missouri...

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Bravos Classic Instant coffee

New agglomerated Bravos Classic Instant coffee is available in 100g and 200g jars. Made from 100 percent coffee, it dissolves rapidly in hot water. Both versions of the multipack contain...

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Easy Day products

We recommend lactose-free Parmalat Easy Day products to those who feel an abdominal discomfort after consuming traditional dairy products. The Easy Day motto guarantees that by choosing the lactose-free products...

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International competition at Gundel Károly Trade School

Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....

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Job search trends in 2016

According to an online survey organised as part of the Refreshing Help from Soproni programme, nearly half of job seekers think that it is decided in 10-25 seconds whether their...

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Magazine: More cosmetics and household chemical products sold last year

In 2015 retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics were worth HUF 356 billion – like-for-like value sales were up 6 percent but volume sales stayed put. There was a...

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The Bakers’ Association calls for the reduction of VAT on bread

The Bakers’ Association asks to apply a reduced VAT rate on bread and bakery products – the association informed MTI on Wednesday. They recall that in 2017, the Value Added...

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Nielsen: slice chocolate commercials were seen by the most viewers

Slice chocolate commercials at foods and toothpaste commercials at body lotion reached the most TV viewers in the first quarter this year – according to the data of the Nielsen...

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KSH: the rise in earnings accelerated slightly

In February, the average gross earnings were 5.9 percent higher, while the average net earnings were 7.5 percent higher, due to the 1 percentage point reduction in the rate of...

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SPAR re-opens its network on Sundays on April 24

The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. introduces new opening hours from Sunday across the country. SPAR expects that due to the termination of the Sunday store closure, the shopping habits will...

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Törley and St. Hubertus were included to the Hungarian depository

The Hungarikum Committee at its meeting held on Tuesday in Budapest expanded the Hungarian depository with eight items – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI. The more than 130-year-old...

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The Omega band has become the ambassador of the Csabai Sausage

The Omega rock band has become the ambassador of the Csabai Sausage. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Budapest by Hanó Miklós, deputy mayor of Békéscsaba and two members...

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Szentkirályi Talent Program with Olympic champions

Hungary's award-winning mineral water, the Szentkirályi launches a program to support young athletes in professional cooperation with the Hungarian Olympic Committee. To the Szentkirályi Tehetségprogram (Szentkirályi Talent Program) athletes bewteen...

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NGM: 300 billion HUF more for economic development this year

The government raised the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programme (GINOP) by about 300 billion HUF, so the tendering framework increased to more than 2,200 billion HUF and will be...

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The world's cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant – Video of the day

After queuing on the street, diners are sat next to strangers in the cramped Hong Kong restaurant before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred experience....

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Szijjártó discussed with AmCham leaders

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) discussed during a meeting on Tuesday, how to improve competitiveness in Hungary...

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The Praktiker DIY chain is in Hungarian hands

The sales procedure of the Praktiker Kft. has ended, after the Competition Authority approved the transaction. The new majority owner of Praktiker in Hungary is the Wallis Asset Management Zrt....

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Improving economic sentiment in the euro zone

The Mannheim-based ZEW economic research institute’s economic sentiment index for Germany and the euro zone exceeded the expectations in April. The ZEW (Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) Economic Research Institute’s index...

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