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Daily News Hungary Daily News Hungary · 11/12/2022
· Politics

Brussels prepares brutal tax hike, fuel prices could skyrocket: Hungary seeks exemption

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The European Commission has proposed raising excise tax on fuel, according to business daily Világgazdaság, adding that Hungary is seeking an exemption until end-2023 from the obligation.

If the EC refuses Hungary’s request, the tax for petrol would rise from the current 0.28 euros per liter to 0.6 euros, and for diesel from 0.26 to 0.33 euros, resulting in a tax rise of 32.5 forints, based on the official exchange rate on 3 October, the paper said.

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The EC made the related request on 8 July, but considering the war and the energy crisis, it then offered member states a 6-month opt-out. Portugal and Sweden have secured a derogation until the end of the year.

The paper said it was possible the EC would only grant Hungary a suspension of a maximum of six months. The government has said a longer period is necessary owing to the unfavorable forint exchange rate in October, among other reasons. A derogation must be considered within three months of receipt of all the related information.

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Source: MTI

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3 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:
    12/12/2022 at 12:59

    Instead of always complaining about Brussels, why doesn’t Hungary lower its 27% VAT

  2. Norbert says:
    12/12/2022 at 15:31

    @anonymous – you and I know the answer. Lowering our EU highest 27% VAT rate would mean raising our EU lowest 9% corporate tax rate.

    https://www.oecd.org/tax/revenue-statistics-hungary.pdf

    Who do our Politicians care about, more? Don’t tell the People – they’ll be ever so upset!

  3. mariavontheresa says:
    12/12/2022 at 20:04

    Just ignore the EU. eventually they will go away. The money that withholds from Hungary is going to Ukraine.

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