Nemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoHungary announces food price cap to fight inflationwww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkHungary announces food price cap to fight inflationwww.euractiv.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·4 days agoOriginal titeling is bad. “Hungary announces food profit-margin cap after supermarket boycotts”, would be less emotionalised, IMO.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoYeah, a profit cap is a much different beast than a price cap.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 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.