As of September 1, 2026, Hungary will charge 0% VAT on prescription-only medicines and magistral drugs, per Act XL of 2026 on the Amendment of the Value Added Tax, Section 4.
Hungary has published an information sheet on the tax rate of prescription drugs. Additionally, Hungary has expanded the definition of firewood subject to the 5% VAT rate, per Act XLVIII of 2026 amending Act CXXVII of 2007 on Value Added Tax. The expansion includes firewood in logs, billet, stubs, or bundles, as well as sawdust and wood waste and scrap, in the form of pellets, briquettes or similar forms, for heating purposes. Hungary also published an information sheet on the expansion of firewood.
