Nemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoHungary announces food price cap to fight inflationwww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkHungary announces food price cap to fight inflationwww.euractiv.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·2 days agoOriginal titeling is bad. “Hungary announces food profit-margin cap after supermarket boycotts”, would be less emotionalised, IMO.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoYeah, a profit cap is a much different beast than a price cap.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoNot really, especially since the government currently has a 31.5% tax on consumption. This will cause both shortages and inflation, just like last time.
Original titeling is bad. “Hungary announces food profit-margin cap after supermarket boycotts”, would be less emotionalised, IMO.
Yeah, a profit cap is a much different beast than a price cap.
Not really, especially since the government currently has a 31.5% tax on consumption.
This will cause both shortages and inflation, just like last time.