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[Hungary] Elections Committee rejects referendum initiatives on tobacco concessions
The National Elections Committee (OVB) on Tuesday rejected referendum initiatives concerning a recent tobacco concession tender. The initiatives, submitted by an unnamed private individual, sought to annul the bid and to put out a new tender, as well as
May 28, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 28, 2013 13:31
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[Hungary] DERI: Corruption allegations raised over government tobacco retail tender
The fight against corruption in Hungary - which is by no means a negligible phenomenon - has suffered a major setback with this controversy. The government was unable to show an honest face and the expectation that it acts in the best interest of the peop
May 28, 2013
International Law Office (uk)
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May 28, 2013 12:38
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[Hungary] Parliament approves minimum margin on retail tobacco sales
Parliament approved late Tuesday a bill that guarantees a minimum 10% margin on retail tobacco sales, well over the 3-4% that industry insiders say is prevalent at present.
May 23, 2013
Budapest Business Journal (hu)
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May 23, 2013 16:43
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[Hungary] Quotable: Zoltán Cegledi on Fidesz and the tobacco-concession scandal
"There doesn't seem to be any chance that Fidesz will succeed in making people believe that the tobacco scandal was a sin committed by the left wing or the multinationals."
May 16, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 17, 2013 10:47
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Tobacco-Shops To Sell Ice-Cream In Hungary
The budgetary committee of the parliament is about to expand the range of product available in the upcoming tobacco shops. The law about the tobacco stores in Hungary was accepted last year in September, which stated that only tobacco products can be di
May 16, 2013
XPATLOOP (hu)
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May 16, 2013 14:50
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[Hungary] Following uproar, government to offer new tender for tobacco shops
Hungary’s national tobacco company has put out a new tender for tobacconists who were not granted a concession in a recent bid, a government official said on Tuesday. Thanks to the new tender, tobacconists who would otherwise be obliged to give up their
May 14, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 14, 2013 13:39
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Hungary Gave Tobacco-Sale Rights Based on Party Links, HVG Says
Hungary distributed tobacco sale-permits in the city of Szekszard after members of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party vetted applicants for political loyalty, the news website HVG.hu said, citing a recording from a meeting. Applicants “need to be commit
May 10, 2013
Business Week/Bloomberg
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May 14, 2013 12:59
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[Hungary] Development Minister Németh blocks access to bids for tobacco concessions
A minister on Friday rejected Socialist lawmaker Csaba Toth’s request for access to recent bid documents for tobacco sales concessions. National development minister Zsuzsanna Nemeth, outlining the ministry’s legal position, said the memos compiled about
May 10, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 13, 2013 04:10
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[Hungary] Fidesz may compensate tobacconists who lose livelihoods due to nationalization
Fidesz supports offering compensation to shop owners who already sell tobacco products but who made unsuccessful bids at a recent tender for licences, the party’s group leader said on Wednesday.
May 9, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 9, 2013 17:32
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[Hungary] Socialist MP refused access to tobacco documents; Lázár accuses Philip Morris of creating anti-Fidesz scandal
Hungary’s national tobacco company has refused a Socialist lawmaker access to documents containing bids submitted for a recent tender. The company on Wednesday rejected Csaba Toth’s request to view the bids for tobacco concessions, arguing that even tho
May 9, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 9, 2013 15:24