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Foreigners pay more for gas in Hungary. It risks an EU fight

A Ryanair plane flies in the sky after taking off from Budapest Airport, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Discounted fuel prices are seen on a display of a petrol station, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Discounted fuel prices are seen on a display of a petrol station, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) A Ryanair plane takes off from Budapest Airport, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) A man fills up his car at a petrol station in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Writing on an information board at a petrol station reads "Please prepare your Hungarian registration certificate" that allows Hungarian drivers to buy fuel at a discounted price, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) A man fills up his car at a petrol station in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) An sign at a petrol station gives information on the discount of fuel, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the government tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)
Foreigners pay more for gas in Hungary. It risks an EU fight