Hungary, what will become of you? Extreme rise in the price of pálinka!

As we all know, the traditional Hungarian alcoholic drink, pálinka, is beneficial for us in many ways. That is why it is horrific that the drink will become extremely expensive, as Agrárszektor.hu reports.

We have already written several articles about the amazing effects pálinka has on your body from a medical point of view, and shared other articles about special types of pálinka. Also, I am sure that not only locals but also tourists and expats adore the drink and cannot get enough of it during a night out.

However, lovers of pálinka will not be happy with the news that the price of pálinka will severely increase from next January.

Besides pálinka, other types of alcoholic drinks will also be more expensive such as liquors and those beverages that contain more than 50 pc alcohol. The main reason behind the drastic changes is that, until now, these products were not a part of the beverages to which the public health product tax (NETA) was applicable. From now on, the tax will apply to these categories as well.