ECB says Hungary govt decree has impaired cenbank independence

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BUDAPEST, April 26 (Reuters) - Hungary's government has infringed the National Bank of Hungary's (NBH) independence with a decree restricting access to the bank's discount bill and by extending a cap on large commercial bank deposits until end-June, it said on Wednesday. "The decree, including the interest rate cap, interferes with the independence of the (NBH), since it impedes the (NBH) from independently choosing the necessary means and instruments to conduct an efficient monetary policy," it said in an opinon. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk)

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