Hungary: soaring energy prices herald a particularly harsh winter


A poster in a supermarket in Budapest informs customers of the extension of the price cap to other basic products such as potatoes and eggs, on November 15, 2022.

To cope with soaring gas and electricity prices, Hungarians are adapting as best they can. Inflation is one of the highest in the European Union: 21% over one year, and 40% for food. Winter promises to be difficult, so everyone is doing what they can to try to keep some heat. Report from Budapest, where the watchword is energy savings.

Report to be found in full in Accents of Europe at 7:10 p.m. UT.

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