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Együtt: Hungarians’ right to property, freedom under threat
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Budapest, November 23 (MTI) – A “campaign” by the government and ruling Fidesz against certain retail outlets represents a threat to Hungarians’ right to property and freedom, the opposition Together (Egyutt) party said on today.
Some of the new legal amendments aim to transform the retail market and worsen the position of large chains where “hundreds of thousands of Hungarians buy quality goods at low cost every day”, Zsuzsanna Szelenyi, who sits in parliament as an independent MP, told a press conference.
The various extra taxes and restrictions planned to be introduced could force the affected chains to lay off workers and increase prices, Szelenyi said. As a result, the prices of staple products, foodstuff and household goods will increase and many shops will be closed “so in effect everyone will be worse off as a result of these measures, except for a few companies that maintain close ties with (ruling) Fidesz,” she added.