74 result(s) for tobacco shops
Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Number Of Hungarian Businesses Up In 2013
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The number of businesses operating in Hungary came close to 1,828,000 in 2013, up almost 22,000 from a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a fresh summary.
Hungarian National Tobacco Stores Closed For 60 Days To Lose Concessions
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
National tobacco stores in Hungary are not allowed to operate in hypermarkets and at petrol stores anymore, as new regulations have been introduced.
Tesco Reduces Number Of Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 10 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
New regulations banning national tobacco shops from hypermarkets and other big stores from May 30 will cause retail chain Tesco to close 86 out of its 113 tobacco units, business daily Világgazdaság said on Friday. Under the new rules, tobacco shops, which are a state monopoly, will not be allowed in stores with an area larger than 2,500 square metres or at petrol stations.
Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Centre has dismissed as speculation a report that the government plans to introduce a state monopoly on retail sales of spirits after the election in April, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. András Giró-Szász called the report “press chatter”.
100th Tobacco Store Robbed In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 100 state tobacco shops have been robbed since the state nationalised tobacco retail last summer, Népszava reports. In the latest incident, two armed men robbed a tobacco store on Gergely utca in Budapest’s Tenth District Tuesday evening.
Tobacco Outlets Robbed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two hold-ups of tobacco shops have brought the number of such robberies to three in three days. A tobacco outlet at a petrol station in Csongrád was robbed on Sunday evening, and another on Heged s Gyula utca in Budapest’s 13th District was robbed on Monday afternoon.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On Fidesz To Stop Offering Treats To Associates
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The opposition Socialists called on János Lázár, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, to stop treating Fidesz affiliated businesses preferentially in state tenders and to allow “respectable families to earn a living”.
Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Number Of Hungarian Businesses Up In 2013
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The number of businesses operating in Hungary came close to 1,828,000 in 2013, up almost 22,000 from a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a fresh summary.
Hungarian National Tobacco Stores Closed For 60 Days To Lose Concessions
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
National tobacco stores in Hungary are not allowed to operate in hypermarkets and at petrol stores anymore, as new regulations have been introduced.
Tesco Reduces Number Of Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 10 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
New regulations banning national tobacco shops from hypermarkets and other big stores from May 30 will cause retail chain Tesco to close 86 out of its 113 tobacco units, business daily Világgazdaság said on Friday. Under the new rules, tobacco shops, which are a state monopoly, will not be allowed in stores with an area larger than 2,500 square metres or at petrol stations.
Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Centre has dismissed as speculation a report that the government plans to introduce a state monopoly on retail sales of spirits after the election in April, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. András Giró-Szász called the report “press chatter”.
100th Tobacco Store Robbed In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 100 state tobacco shops have been robbed since the state nationalised tobacco retail last summer, Népszava reports. In the latest incident, two armed men robbed a tobacco store on Gergely utca in Budapest’s Tenth District Tuesday evening.
Tobacco Outlets Robbed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two hold-ups of tobacco shops have brought the number of such robberies to three in three days. A tobacco outlet at a petrol station in Csongrád was robbed on Sunday evening, and another on Heged s Gyula utca in Budapest’s 13th District was robbed on Monday afternoon.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On Fidesz To Stop Offering Treats To Associates
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The opposition Socialists called on János Lázár, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, to stop treating Fidesz affiliated businesses preferentially in state tenders and to allow “respectable families to earn a living”.


















