22 result(s) for hungarian authorities in Shopping
Surge in Risky Shopping Orders Prompts Stricter Package Inspections in Hungary
- 10 Dec 2025 1:51 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
The consumer protection authority NKFH and the tax authority NAV recently inspected 500 packages ordered online from third countries at Budapest Airport and found that 60% were unsafe, according to a joint statement.
Updated: Gov't Extends Profit Cap on Staple Foods Until August 31
- 29 May 2025 8:24 AM
- shopping
The government has decided to extend a mandatory cap on markups for a range of food products until the end of August, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Online Retailers in Hungary Back EC Proposals on E-Commerce Imports
- 11 Feb 2025 5:09 AM
- shopping
The Ecommerce Hungary Association has voiced members' support for proposals by the European Commission to ensure safe and sustainable e-commerce imports as well as a level playing field in the single market.
Updated: Gov't Could Add More Products to Price-Monitoring Platform
- 24 Jan 2025 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- shopping
The government is weighing the addition of more products to an online platform that monitors the prices of a broad range of food at Hungary's biggest supermarket chains, the National Economy Ministry said.
Blame Game: High Food Prices in Hungary Are Due to Government Windfall Taxes, Says Spar Boss
- 25 Sep 2023 12:35 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
Hungarian consumers have become very price-conscious in the current market environment and this is reflected in the growing market share of own-labelled products, Spar CEO Gabriella Heiszler told the annual conference of economists in Eger.
Supermarkets in Hungary Now in Race to Cut Prices
- 29 Mar 2023 3:00 PM
- shopping
After the drastic price rises of recent months, the process now seems to be slowing down, with shops virtually competing with each other to cut prices.
Fuel Stations Limit Purchases, Some Go Bust
- 16 Feb 2022 10:44 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
A growing number of petrol stations are limiting the amount of fuel motorists can buy after the government extended the fuel price cap on the weekend, RTL News reports.
Customers can Snitch on Stores not Complying with Gov’t Price Fixing Policy
- 28 Jan 2022 10:29 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- shopping
Shops and markets carrying food products with government-mandated official prices have to display that fact on notices posted at their entrances. According to the decree, a logo and image will have to appear on the notice in addition to text notifying customers of the price-fixing policy.
Surge in Risky Shopping Orders Prompts Stricter Package Inspections in Hungary
- 10 Dec 2025 1:51 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
The consumer protection authority NKFH and the tax authority NAV recently inspected 500 packages ordered online from third countries at Budapest Airport and found that 60% were unsafe, according to a joint statement.
Updated: Gov't Extends Profit Cap on Staple Foods Until August 31
- 29 May 2025 8:24 AM
- shopping
The government has decided to extend a mandatory cap on markups for a range of food products until the end of August, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Online Retailers in Hungary Back EC Proposals on E-Commerce Imports
- 11 Feb 2025 5:09 AM
- shopping
The Ecommerce Hungary Association has voiced members' support for proposals by the European Commission to ensure safe and sustainable e-commerce imports as well as a level playing field in the single market.
Updated: Gov't Could Add More Products to Price-Monitoring Platform
- 24 Jan 2025 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- shopping
The government is weighing the addition of more products to an online platform that monitors the prices of a broad range of food at Hungary's biggest supermarket chains, the National Economy Ministry said.
Blame Game: High Food Prices in Hungary Are Due to Government Windfall Taxes, Says Spar Boss
- 25 Sep 2023 12:35 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
Hungarian consumers have become very price-conscious in the current market environment and this is reflected in the growing market share of own-labelled products, Spar CEO Gabriella Heiszler told the annual conference of economists in Eger.
Supermarkets in Hungary Now in Race to Cut Prices
- 29 Mar 2023 3:00 PM
- shopping
After the drastic price rises of recent months, the process now seems to be slowing down, with shops virtually competing with each other to cut prices.
Fuel Stations Limit Purchases, Some Go Bust
- 16 Feb 2022 10:44 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- shopping
A growing number of petrol stations are limiting the amount of fuel motorists can buy after the government extended the fuel price cap on the weekend, RTL News reports.
Customers can Snitch on Stores not Complying with Gov’t Price Fixing Policy
- 28 Jan 2022 10:29 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- shopping
Shops and markets carrying food products with government-mandated official prices have to display that fact on notices posted at their entrances. According to the decree, a logo and image will have to appear on the notice in addition to text notifying customers of the price-fixing policy.