Attention: More Hungarian shops introduce quantity restrictions after price cap
In Spar stores in Hungary, the quantity restrictions introduced at the start of the official prices will remain in place.
End of the price freeze, but no restrictions
As we reported, the price cap scheme ended in Hungary after 17 months.The government lifted the price cap on 1 August. Find more details HERE.
As we stated earlier, Auchan has already announced that it will introduce quantity restrictions in its stores. Spar is now joining in. “In response to the high demand, a volume restriction already existed during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and it was reintroduced when the official pricing was launched and has been in place ever since. This is to ensure that all our customers continue to have access to the food they need in the quantities they need,” Spar told Pénzcentrum.
Restrictions in Spar
Quantity restrictions will continue to apply in Spar, Interspar and Despar stores. See the information for the rules in force:
- granulated sugar 2 kg,
- BL-55 wheat flour 5 kg,
- 2,8% UHT milk 2 litres,
- sunflower cooking oil: maximum quantity of 2 units of 1 litre, 2 units of 2 litres, 1 unit of 5 litres and a maximum of 5 litres of oil can be purchased at a time, regardless of the packaging,
- 2 kg of chicken breast or 2 trays,
- 1 kg or 1 tray of chicken tails,
- 3 kg or 3 trays of pork thighs, and a maximum of 36 eggs in any combination of presentation.
“On the other hand, we are seeing a significant shift in purchasing preferences, with consumers starting to favour pork legs over chicken breast,” Spar added.
3rd World country BEHAVIOUR is this.
Comes back right in the FACE of the Orban Government, they were REPEDITIVELY warned – “put on notice” by those with greater broader intellectual knowledge of Economics and Finance – that there Price Capping policies introduced some 18 months past, would “down the track” and at the time – have SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS in Hungary.
Victor Orban – the Prime Minister supported by the Minister of Finance – Mihaly Varga – who greatly FAVOURED price capping, they principally SHOULDER all Blame, for what we see developing in Hungary, commenced by the Auchan Group & SPA – that will expand to “other” major Supermarket chains.
Hungarians – we continue to bear the severe consequences of a Government, that is and has FAILED us and the price we PAY – APPALLING.
Nothing is going to get CHEAPER in Hungary.