Smoking to Get Significantly More Expensive From February, the excise duty will not change for traditional cigarettes, only for heated tobacco products, but the European Commission... 2023.01.19.
Smokers Are Not Discouraged by Tax Increase A recent European study seems to confirm that higher cigarette prices could further strengthen the black market, while differential taxation... 2022.06.23.
Disposable E-cig Elf Bar becoming Popular among Youngsters in Hungary, Raising Issues An increasing number of Hungarian teenagers are now smoking Elf Bars, a disposable e-cigarette, several recent press reports confirm. Although... 2022.06.13.
Number of Women Smoking, Diagnosed with Lung Cancer Up, says Respiratory Society The number of smokers among women has increased in Hungary, as did the number of those diagnosed with lung cancer,... 2021.05.31.
Steep Tobacco Price Increase Too Much for Hungarians’ Pockets Hungary once again raised the excise tax on tobacco, taking the price of a pack of cigarettes to historic heights.... 2021.04.06.
E-cigarette Sales Restricted to State-run Shops Parliament on Tuesday approved legislation limiting the sale of electronic cigarettes and e-cigarette cartridges to the state-run network of tobacco... 2019.12.03.
PM Commissioner Lázár Would Ban Smoking in Cars and Apartment Complexes János Lázár, the prime ministerʼs commissioner for protecting non-smokers, submitted a package of measures to PM Orbán and the government, in which he... 2019.11.21.
Prevention in Govt Cancer Programme’s Focus The government will continue to implement measures against cancer with a focus on prevention over the next three years, the... 2019.02.04.
Govt: Lázár Floats Banning Post-2020 Generation from Smoking A recent proposal floated by János Lázár, the prime minister's commissioner for protecting non-smokers, to prohibit anyone born after January... 2018.10.19.
Hungary Has Most Lung Cancer Deaths in EU, Lower Average Life Expectancy Than Neighbors, Study Shows Despite the previous year’s improvement in lowering the number of smokers, lung cancer is still one of the main causes of death... 2018.06.01.
Hungary Is The Sixth Most Unhealthy Country In The World, Research Finds Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary, is the most unhealthy region in the world, Business Insider reported citing data from... 2017.09.27.
Tobacco Sales Set To Explode In Hungary Retail sales of tobacco products in Hungary came close to 280 billion forints (EUR 0.9bn) in the first half of... 2017.07.18.
Despite Restrictions, Number Of Young Smokers Still Rising In Hungary The national smoking rate in Hungary has declined in recent years, but the number of young smokers has grown, the... 2016.06.01.
Hungary Considering Introduction Of Australian-Style Uniform Packaging For Tobacco Products Hungary is considering the introduction of uniform packaging for tobacco products, which would mean that all such goods would have... 2015.06.25.
EU Pressure To Counter Smoking Will See Prices Go Up, Selection Decrease In Hungary According to the tobacco industry's estimates, the price of a box of cigarettes in Hungary will increase by around five... 2015.06.02.
