Economy
Hungary PM Orbán asked to reintroduce Sunday shopping ban
The KDFSZ argues that the shopping ban would ease the labour shortage as well as the operation of corporates, and would put family values before profit. The union believes the ban could be reintroduced in 2019.
Highly-frequented stores are missing 10,000 workers which is cumbersome for their employees, said KDFSZ president Csaba Bubenkó. He also emphasised that as the income of households rises so does retail sales.
Bubenkó mentioned Poland’s example where shops must be kept closed on two Sundays every month since March and they may be open only on every last Sunday of every month from 2019, and a full Sunday shopping ban will be implemented as of 2020.
The KDFSZ has been constantly arguing for reinstating the restrictive measure. A year ago, it presented similar arguments and even started collecting signatures for the reintroduction of the Sunday shopping ban.Update: The Government Information Centre told state newswire MTI that the cabinet does not plan to make changes to the current legislation in respect of the Sunday shopping ban, adding that the issue is not timely.
Highly-frequented stores are missing 10,000 workers which is cumbersome for their employees, said KDFSZ president Csaba Bubenkó. He also emphasised that as the income of households rises so does retail sales.
Bubenkó mentioned Poland’s example where shops must be kept closed on two Sundays every month since March and they may be open only on every last Sunday of every month from 2019, and a full Sunday shopping ban will be implemented as of 2020.
The KDFSZ has been constantly arguing for reinstating the restrictive measure. A year ago, it presented similar arguments and even started collecting signatures for the reintroduction of the Sunday shopping ban.Update: The Government Information Centre told state newswire MTI that the cabinet does not plan to make changes to the current legislation in respect of the Sunday shopping ban, adding that the issue is not timely.
