Szepessy’s questions ask citizens whether all shops must be closed on Sunday, or all shops must be open. In addition, he would like to ask whether all multinational shops must be closed or open on Sundays.

As the NVB has 30 days to rule on the suitability of the questions, other groups such as employers association VOSZ and the Democratic Coalition have to wait with their own questions on the same issue, legal experts told Népszabadság.

Szepessy’s action will set their own plans back by at least a month, the newspaper adds.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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