Hungarian prime minister has announced profit-margin caps on a range of food products
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban. Photo: Reuters
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban. Photo: Reuters
John Downing
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Viktor Orban has banned next June’s Pride marches in Hungary and now he is trying to control the price of the national favourite ingredient, sour cream, along with eggs and other household basics via “goulash capitalism”.
With the EU’s worst inflation, and a strong political opponent making rapid inroads ahead of elections due next year, the Hungarian prime minister has made price-fixing orders on 30 food items, including sour cream.