Tag "árréskorlátozás"
Margin freeze in Hungary: Who is affected and is government intervention really justified?
The Hungarian government will introduce a margin restriction on certain food products from March 17 – for the time being until May 31 – according to which the margin of...
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Accelerating inflation in Hungary: brutal food price hikes and measures of questionable effectiveness
Inflation in Hungary accelerated again in February 2025: consumer prices were 5.6% higher on average than a year earlier. The price increase particularly affected basic foodstuffs, with prices of several...
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The OKSZ Takes a Stand on the Margin Cap Regulation
Regarding the government’s proposed price regulation measure, the National Trade Association (OKSZ) believes that competition-based pricing is the most effective way to preserve and strengthen consumers’ purchasing power while achieving...
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