BRANDY DISTILLERS PROTEST WITH CAMPAIGNING FOR SIGNATURES

Brandy distillers started campaigning for signatures to protest against the bill which wants to reduce the quantity of spirits permitted to distil to the fraction of the present amount after the EU-accession. The action was started by the Hajdú-Bihar County Union of Fruit-Brandy Distillers when it turned out that after May 1 2004 owners of gardens will be permitted to distil 50 liters of brandy instead of the present 100 liters. While the present law regulates the permit per head, after May 1 2004 the limitation affects a household.