Hungarian minister's threat: unless traders reduce prices, food price caps will return - DailyNewsHungary

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In the spirit of the fight against prices, fish, beef, tea and cream also became essential foods.

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Year-on-year consumer price growth in Hungary accelerated in January

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BUDAPEST - The Hungarian government is ready to impose a price cap on food if talks with retailers to keep prices under control fail, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today, according to Reuters. He added that any curbs on the profits of food traders were seen by the government only as a last resort.

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Hungarian minister's threat: unless traders reduce prices, food price caps will return - DailyNewsHungary

“We are working to reduce food prices!” – the national economy minister said on his Facebook page after his talks with representatives of the National Trade Association (OKSz) on food prices on Friday. The minister confirmed the government’s commitment to protecting Hungarian families and pensioners from inflation, therefore, they are monitoring food prices and, if necessary, will intervene immediately. “Keeping the interests of families in mind…

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According to Márton Nagy, if traders and suppliers fail to jointly reduce prices, the government will have no choice but to intervene in prices directly.