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Bizarre developments: Orbán cabinet now targets rainbow-coloured items!
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On Tuesday, the Hungarian Gazette released the Orbán cabinet’s amendments to legislation impacting books, extending its scope to encompass other items beyond wrapped publications, echoing sentiments from the election statement concerning LGBTQ issues.
According to 24.hu, the Hungarian government has revised consumer protection laws, with significant changes detailed in a decree published in the Hungarian Gazette.
Under the revised regulations, products priced up to HUF 10,000 (EUR 25) will carry a mandatory warranty period of two years, while those exceeding HUF 250,000 (EUR 634) will have a three-year warranty. Moreover, if consumer goods require repair three times during the warranty period and still malfunction, they must be replaced within eight days.
The government has updated various provisions regarding consumer protection, including modifications to the mandatory warranty duration for durable goods:
- Items priced between HUF 10,000 (EUR 25) and HUF 250,000 (EUR 634) will carry a two-year warranty.
- Items priced above HUF 250,000 (EUR 634) will have a mandatory warranty period of three years.
- If consumer goods undergo repair three times within the warranty period but remain faulty, they must be replaced within eight days.
Additionally, if replacement isn’t feasible, businesses must reimburse consumers within eight days for the purchase price indicated on the guarantee voucher or the proof of payment presented by the consumer.
These adjustments, signed into effect by Viktor Orbán, align with the Fidesz-KDNP election manifesto, which includes amendments to the regulations governing commercial activities.
The Orbán cabinet’s issue with rainbow items
The regulations prohibit the display or promotion of products in shop windows that depict or promote differences in gender identity, gender reassignment, homosexuality or sexuality. Additionally, within 200 metres of educational institutions, child and youth protection institutions, churches or religious places, marketing products with such representations is prohibited. However, products intended for children that feature these elements may be marketed separately in sealed packaging.
In Mother Russia we have a full selection of colors: grey
But if you want ANYTHINK in Hungary, that is RED – proceed, the shelves, businesses that stock items of any kind right across the ENTIRE Hungarian landscape, the colour RED if you purchase – SPEAKS all Languages.
Government’s stance regarding differences in gender identity, gender reassignment and homosexuality truly represents a witch hunt. No facts nor science supports that there is any harm in depiction of LGBTQ.
Symbols represent ideas. Just as swastikas are banned in most countries, so should they be when they represent perverted ideologies.