Pankucsi: Hungary protects the tobacco surtax

Hungary would like to defend the health care contribution on the tobacco industry and the food chain supervision fee, therefore, the European Commission in Brussels will be given this the official Hungarian position week – Pankucsi Zoltán Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy on Wednesday.

He explained that the European Commission attacked all the special taxes in Hungary, so it is not surprising that the use of the special tobacco taxes had to be suspended.

While the consultations take place, of course, we respect the Commission's decision to not to collect these taxes – he said. (MTI)