Existing agents have been criticised for making too much profit on the sales and for their opaque offshore ownership.

Selecting the present selling agents was an optimal solution, but in the future greater transparency can be required, Varga said.

The scheme is a success, he added, as it has generated Ft 150 billion in credit.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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