Brutal rise in prices in Hungary: this could be the most expensive Christmas ever
Consumer prices rose 21.1 percent between October 2021 and October 2022, while food prices increased by 40 percent. The rise in prices also affects the Hungarian Christmas menu – never before have we had to pay so much.
Food has become more expensive
The price of eggs rose by 87.9 percent, bread by 81.4 percent and dairy products by 75.4 percent in a year. Not only basic foodstuffs but also the price of spices has gone up. The price of salt rose by 37 percent in a year, paprika by 24 percent and pepper by 15 percent in a year, according to pénzcentrum.hu.
Before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the price of salt was 158 forints per kilo, now it is 216 forints. The price of paprika has risen from HUF 5030 to HUF 6260 per kilo, an increase of 24 percent.
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The most expensive foods
Based on data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), napi.hu has compiled a list of the most expensive products. Although spices also increased in price, they did not make it into the top 10 most expensive products.
The biggest increase in price was for brown bread, up 101.9 percent in a year. Butter with 80 percent fat (98.9 percent) and Trappista cheese (98.5 percent) also made it onto the podium.
However, the price of white bread, 20 percent sour cream and buns also rose by more than 90 percent.
With the price of basic foodstuffs so high, it is easy to say that we have never paid so much for a Christmas menu.
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Source: napi.hu, pénzcentrum.hu
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The TOLERANCE of the Hungarian Citizens – AMAZING.
In these times of continual destruction and the collapsing of their Economy – inflation, the cost of their daily lives skyrocketing and the probability of DARKER days ahead in their country – they through their resilience – just “soldier” on.
They truthfully adore, respect, support their Government, and in their millions have supreme confidence that their Government, will lead them to the promised land.
The CONFIDENCE they display by their patience & tolerance support for their Government is worthy of PRAISE.
The tolerance, passiveness, calmness optimism of the Hungarian people – Inspiring.
What ease it must be for a Government to Govern these people of Hungary – being taken to the” land of milk and honey” – the Promised Land – by their Loved & Respected Government.
Salt is not a spice.
Its Hungary fault – this would not have happened if trump was president and there would be energy for all of Europe. The EU and the US pushed this war and now they want to ban Twitter when it’s finally getting the truth out. This along the nonstop hate pushed by MSM