Hungary will limit the price of six food products at the beginning of February. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced this in a video message on Facebook. The measure is intended to curb galloping inflation.
This concerns white sugar, wheat flour, sunflower oil, pork (more specifically the meat of the fat buttock), chicken breast and semi-skimmed milk. “This means that they have to return to the price level of October 15, 2021 in every store,” Orban clarified after a cabinet meeting. With the measure he wants to “protect families”.
Inflation had risen 7.4 percent year-on-year in November to its highest level in nearly 15 years. Here, too, fuel prices are fueling the rising longevity. In the fall, Orban had already capped fuel prices at a maximum of 480 forints (1.35 euros) at the pump.
United opposition
Orban’s announcement comes early in the run-up to the April 3 parliamentary election. Hungary’s prime minister faces a united opposition for the first time. Six parties, ranging from the green-left to the right-wing conservative, are rallying to remove the leader of the Fidesz party from the center of power. They elected the non-party Peter Marki-Zay as the joint top candidate.
Orban has been Prime Minister since 2010. He aims for a fourth consecutive term.
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