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Margin freeze stirs up emotions in the drugstore market
For weeks, customers have been complaining that they cannot get their favorite shower gels and shampoos in Yves Rocher stores in Hungary, writes Forbes. There are several factors behind this:...
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The government has extended the margin freeze
Viktor Orbán announced in the Facebook group Harcosok Klubja that the government has made another decision on the regulation of margins on food and household goods: the margin freeze will...
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A large wave of price increases is expected in trade
In the first half of 2025, GKI Economic Research Ltd. saw a general decrease in price increase intentions, but the commercial sector is an exception: here, pricing expectations seem to...
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The National Trade Association has developed proposals for the elimination of margin-cutting measures
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) has submitted to the government a research study by GKI Economic Research Co. (GKI) analyzing the economic impact of the margin cap, which concludes that...
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OKSZ makes proposals to help smooth the elimination of the margin cap
In order to avoid further uncertainty, the international food retail companies of the National Trade Association are submitting a proposal to the government for a smooth phasing out of the...
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New markdown limit in drugstores to come from May 19 – thousands of products could be affected
According to the announcement of the Minister of Chancellery Gergely Gulyás, the government’s new margin regulation will come into force on May 19, affecting 30 product categories – primarily consumer...
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After margin freeze: sour cream prices continue to fall
More than a month has passed since the government introduced a margin freeze on thirty products, including dairy products. In the case of sour cream, the price drop was particularly...
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Róbert Zsigó: after three weeks, basic foodstuffs are already 18.8 percent cheaper
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Róbert Zsigó: the price of basic foodstuffs is noticeably decreasing as a result of the margin freeze
The introduction of the margin cap has noticeably reduced the price of basic foodstuffs, emphasized Róbert Zsigó, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM), based on...
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Stability, trust, cooperation – retail players send message to the government
Margin restrictions may jeopardize the stability of supplier relationships in the long term, while gaining the trust of customers and thinking together may be the key to sustainable development, it...
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Rising prices of services are driving inflation – not food
Although food prices continue to be the focus of public discourse and government measures, according to the latest statistics, it is not food prices but service prices that currently pose...
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Róbert Zsigó: margin stop is necessary
Tuesday’s data also proves that the margin freeze is necessary – the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) said in a video message sent to...
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Government steps may also be taken to restrict banking and telecommunications
The government would not only intervene in the pricing of basic foodstuffs, but would also open new fronts in the fight against price increases, according to a statement by the...
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Margin freeze, small store support, new authority – what awaits Hungarian buyers and traders?
The margin freeze that came into effect on March 17, 2025 has brought spectacular price reductions for several basic foodstuffs, and consumers are happy – but in the background, the...
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GKI analysis: margin cap – a lifeline for customers, a shackle for the market
Based on the announcement of Minister Márton Nagy, in March 2025 the Hungarian government introduced a new measure, a margin freeze, on certain basic foodstuffs with the aim of curbing...
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Viktor Orbán: retail chains made huge profits on food, we had to intervene
Retail chains have made huge profits on food. We had to intervene, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video posted on the Hungarian government’s Facebook page on Sunday. He...
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Margin freeze here or there – has Hungarian shopping become cheaper? A test of prices in three countries
In the spring of 2024, the Hungarian government introduced another measure to curb inflation: a mark-up cap came into effect on 30 basic foodstuffs, the maximum mark-up of which was...
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Many Hungarian-owned stores are also in trouble due to the one billion markup limit
“Close.” – this is how the manager of a rural franchise store answered the question of what he could do in the shadow of the newly introduced margin freeze. And...
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Products affected by margin freeze have permanently low prices at Lidl
The government decree on margin caps came into effect on Monday, according to which larger grocery stores can apply a maximum margin of 10 percent on 30 basic foods. Lidl...
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Tamás Kozák: Government price controls are not a solution to inflation
Market processes in retail are increasingly coming into the spotlight, especially due to state price controls and inflationary effects. According to Tamás Kozák, Secretary General of the National Trade Association,...
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Margin freeze: significant price reduction for basic foods, but long-term effects questionable
The Hungarian government introduced a price margin cap on March 17, covering 30 basic food categories and affecting more than 1,000 products. The measure aims to curb inflation and ease...
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Margin is very much not profit
The government announced that it would introduce a margin cap on 30 food product groups from March 17, 2025, after food inflation reached 7.1 percent in February. The decision was...
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Viktor Orbán on Kossuth Radio: traders cannot add more than 10 percent to the purchase price
Traders cannot add more than 10 percent to the purchase price, the prime minister said on Friday in Kossuth Radio’s Good Morning, Hungary! program. Viktor Orbán justified the introduction of...
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Csaba Balázs Rigó: the temporary application of the margin stop serves the interests of the Hungarian people
The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) firmly believes that the temporary application of the margin freeze for a specific period serves the interests of Hungarian people – primarily...
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