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State Secretary: Food markup cap reduces prices by 20%
Prices of close to 870 of the some 1,000 food products affected by the markups cap had dropped.
Prices of close to 870 of the some 1,000 food products affected by the markups cap had dropped.
Róbert Zsigó said the 10pc markup cap had reduced prices of 887 products since its rollout five weeks ago.
Róbert Zsigó said that 416 shops had been checked for compliance, so far, and no violations had been found.
Róbert Zsigó said prices of around 70 products had increased, adding that the circumstances would be scrutinised.