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By Tamas Csonka in Budapest Spar will pay the price for its baseless and unfair accusations against Hungary, Minister for Construction and Transport Janos Lazar said at a conference on March 21. The comments came after Dutch-based retail chain filed a complaint with the EU about Hungary’s windfall tax. Spar CEO Hans Reisch also said in interviews with the German and Austrian press that Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked for a stake in the retailer to resolve the issue over the windfall profit tax. The company announced a corporate reorganisation affecting its Hungarian assets to safeguard them …

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