8 result(s) for excise tax in Food & Drink
Inspections Reveal Alcohol Of Dubious Quality In Budapest’s ‘Party District’
- 25 Jul 2019 11:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- food & drink
Many bars and shops in Budapest’s popular “party district” are selling alcoholic drinks without an excise seal, and often poor quality beverages are sold as premium products, according to tax and food safety inspectors.
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
Hungarians Drink More Beer Again
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian brewers’ domestic sales climbed 2% to 5.8m hectoliters last year, according to data compiled by professional association MSSz. Attila Schillinger, the association’s head, said the increase followed a 4.5% decline in 2013, when excise taxes were raised.
Fidesz Insists On “Free Pálinka Distillation” In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party insists on “free pálinka distillation” and will expect the government to find an appropriate legal solution to defending this “Hungarikum”, a party spokesman said.
ECJ Rules Against Tax-Free Pálinka Distillation In Hungary
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Rural Development Minister Sándor Fazekas reacted angrily yesterday after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against the Hungarian regulation that exempts distillers from paying taxes on the first 50 litres of pálinka (fruit brandy) produced annually.
EU Likely To Condemn Hungary Tax-Free Home Distillery
- 18 Feb 2014 7:00 AM
- food & drink
The European Court of Justice is expected to pass a decision concerning Hungary’s current practice of exempting individuals from paying excise tax on less than 50 litres of home-distilled fruit brandy pálinka, national daily Magyar Nemzet reported on Friday.
A New Front-Line Between The EU And Hungary: Home Distilled Pálinka
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
A left-wing commentator welcomes the European Commission’s decision to require Hungary to tax farmers who distil brandy. A right-wing columnist find the demand ridiculous and accuses the EU of applying double standards, once again, towards Hungary.
EU Objects To Tax Exemption For Pálinka In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The European Commission yesterday asked Hungary to change its regulation that gives a full excise tax exemption to those who brew pálinka for personal use. EU legislation allows a 50% tax allowance, but Hungary grants a 100% exemption to distillers who produce no more than 50 litres of fruit brandy a year.
Inspections Reveal Alcohol Of Dubious Quality In Budapest’s ‘Party District’
- 25 Jul 2019 11:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- food & drink
Many bars and shops in Budapest’s popular “party district” are selling alcoholic drinks without an excise seal, and often poor quality beverages are sold as premium products, according to tax and food safety inspectors.
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
Hungarians Drink More Beer Again
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian brewers’ domestic sales climbed 2% to 5.8m hectoliters last year, according to data compiled by professional association MSSz. Attila Schillinger, the association’s head, said the increase followed a 4.5% decline in 2013, when excise taxes were raised.
Fidesz Insists On “Free Pálinka Distillation” In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party insists on “free pálinka distillation” and will expect the government to find an appropriate legal solution to defending this “Hungarikum”, a party spokesman said.
ECJ Rules Against Tax-Free Pálinka Distillation In Hungary
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Rural Development Minister Sándor Fazekas reacted angrily yesterday after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against the Hungarian regulation that exempts distillers from paying taxes on the first 50 litres of pálinka (fruit brandy) produced annually.
EU Likely To Condemn Hungary Tax-Free Home Distillery
- 18 Feb 2014 7:00 AM
- food & drink
The European Court of Justice is expected to pass a decision concerning Hungary’s current practice of exempting individuals from paying excise tax on less than 50 litres of home-distilled fruit brandy pálinka, national daily Magyar Nemzet reported on Friday.
A New Front-Line Between The EU And Hungary: Home Distilled Pálinka
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
A left-wing commentator welcomes the European Commission’s decision to require Hungary to tax farmers who distil brandy. A right-wing columnist find the demand ridiculous and accuses the EU of applying double standards, once again, towards Hungary.
EU Objects To Tax Exemption For Pálinka In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The European Commission yesterday asked Hungary to change its regulation that gives a full excise tax exemption to those who brew pálinka for personal use. EU legislation allows a 50% tax allowance, but Hungary grants a 100% exemption to distillers who produce no more than 50 litres of fruit brandy a year.