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Tuesday, 4 August 2026
The government proposes cutting VAT on firewood from 27 to 5 percent to make winter heating cheaper for needy families. This was only a draft; comments were open until 12 August.
The agriculture minister's decree amends the rules on importing fruit propagating material (for example grafts and seedlings). As the EU transitional period ended at the end of 2025, the National Food Chain Safety Office's own import licensing ends. Propagating material can only be imported from third countries and categories that the European Commission has recognised as equivalent. The importer must notify the office electronically of the shipment at least 20 days before import; the office checks the notification within 8 days, and the government office inspects the whole lot. The product label must also show a code referring to the official label of the country of origin.
Weight: 1/3 · Specialised or organisational rule affecting a narrow group.
The president of the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority repeals seven outdated authority decrees for deregulation purposes. Most of them were earlier amendments to the rules on natural gas system use fees. The decree on rules for interconnection points with third countries also ends, because these points are no longer covered by domestic rules. The decree enters into force on 5 August 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Specialised or organisational rule affecting a narrow group.
Draft: a bill of the Ministry of Finance would cut VAT on firewood from 27 percent to 5 percent. The aim is to reduce winter heating costs for households heating with firewood, which are often poorer. The reduced rate would apply to firewood sold as logs, stumps, brushwood or in bundles, and would enter into force on 15 September 2026; comments could be sent until 12 August 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Draft put out for public consultation (comments until 12 August 2026).
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A Kormány a szociálisan rászoruló háztartások támogatása és a téli fűtési költségek mérséklése érdekében a tűzifa értékesítésére alkalmazandó általános forgalmi adó mértékét 27%-ról 5%-ra csökkenti. Az intézkedés célja, hogy közvetlen segítséget nyújtson azoknak, akik a fűtési szükségleteiket elsősorban tűzifa beszerzésével biztosítják, ezáltal javítva a megfizethető fűtéshez való hozzáférést.
Issue no. 106 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 4 August and contains 2 items. A MEKH decree repeals outdated natural gas market decrees. An agriculture minister's decree re-regulates the import of fruit propagating material. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.