Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly

  • 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly
The Government Information Centre has dismissed as speculation a report that the government plans to introduce a state monopoly on retail sales of spirits after the election in April, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. András Giró-Szász called the report “press chatter”.

News portal hvg.hu said the national drink shops - like the national tobacco shops introduced with the rollout of the state monopoly on retail tobacco sales last year - “could come” after the election.

The stores would sell spirits, while sales of beer and wine would continue in conventional shops, according to the report.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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