After Australia in 2012 and France more recently, Hungary, like Ireland, was to introduce the neutral cigarette package. However, the Hungarian government decided, on December 13, to postpone the entry into force of the neutral package again until 2022.
HUNGARIAN BURALISTS NOT READY FOR NEUTRAL PACKAGE OF CIGARETTE
The Hungarian government has decided, last December 13, to postpone the entry into force of the neutral package to 2022. " It's a good decision we were waiting for " said Antal Lengyel , president of the Alliance of Hungarian Retailers (member of the CEDT, European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers).
« We had submitted a very well-argued amendment to the government to postpone this new measure because we believe that the Hungarian tobacconists are not ready. We are satisfied to have been heard. »
Last November, the European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers held a meeting in Budapest. In support of Hungarian tobacconists.
Source : The world of tobacco
