8 result(s) for legislation in Food & Drink
VAT Rate Reduced in Hungary on Beef
- 19 Nov 2025 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Parliament cleared a reduction in the VAT rate for beef from 27pc to 5pc in a vote on Tuesday. MPs approved the measure with a vote of 115 for, none against and 56 abstentions.
Unpredictable Impact of 'Cultured Meat' Chewed Over by Italian Chamber in Hungary
- 26 Jun 2025 10:50 AM
- food & drink
Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy pointed to the unpredictable impact of cultured meat on producers and consumers at a conference organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (Camera di Commercio Italiana per l'Ungheria) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) in Budapest.
Earlier Rollout Of Tax Exemption For Household Palinka Production In Hungary?
- 7 Aug 2020 7:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- food & drink
Hungary’s finance ministry is reviewing the possibility of introducing a tax exemption on palinka, the national eau de vie, as early as 2021, a year before a recently issued European Union directive allows the preference, state secretary Andras Tállai told MTI.
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 ...
Pure Food Is A Strategic Issue In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Pure, healthy and high quality food is a strategic issue for Hungary, Gyula Budai declared in the Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg County town of Apagy, in North-East Hungary. The Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary was speaking at the first stop in the Roadshow organised to promote GMO-free agriculture.
Katalin Tóth: Hungarian Wines Remain World Famous
- 11 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
"The reputation of Hungarian wines could increase further through the exploitation of reviving eastern economic relations and with suitable marketing", Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth of the Ministry of Rural Development stated in Budafok at the award ceremony of the national "Oenology Profession's Accomplished Student" competition.
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.
VAT Rate Reduced in Hungary on Beef
- 19 Nov 2025 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Parliament cleared a reduction in the VAT rate for beef from 27pc to 5pc in a vote on Tuesday. MPs approved the measure with a vote of 115 for, none against and 56 abstentions.
Unpredictable Impact of 'Cultured Meat' Chewed Over by Italian Chamber in Hungary
- 26 Jun 2025 10:50 AM
- food & drink
Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy pointed to the unpredictable impact of cultured meat on producers and consumers at a conference organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (Camera di Commercio Italiana per l'Ungheria) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) in Budapest.
Earlier Rollout Of Tax Exemption For Household Palinka Production In Hungary?
- 7 Aug 2020 7:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- food & drink
Hungary’s finance ministry is reviewing the possibility of introducing a tax exemption on palinka, the national eau de vie, as early as 2021, a year before a recently issued European Union directive allows the preference, state secretary Andras Tállai told MTI.
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 ...
Pure Food Is A Strategic Issue In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Pure, healthy and high quality food is a strategic issue for Hungary, Gyula Budai declared in the Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg County town of Apagy, in North-East Hungary. The Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary was speaking at the first stop in the Roadshow organised to promote GMO-free agriculture.
Katalin Tóth: Hungarian Wines Remain World Famous
- 11 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
"The reputation of Hungarian wines could increase further through the exploitation of reviving eastern economic relations and with suitable marketing", Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth of the Ministry of Rural Development stated in Budafok at the award ceremony of the national "Oenology Profession's Accomplished Student" competition.
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.