[Portugal] 1 in 2 employees say salaries fail to cover their expenses

New research has revealed that one in two employees in Portugal feel their salary is insufficient to cover all their expenses, SIA reports.

The findings came from a study carried out by market research company Ipsos and commissioned by the French non-governmental organisation Secours Populaire Français, according to reporting from SIC Noticias. 

The study reportedly characterises the economic situation for Portuguese and Serbian workers as ‘very worrying’. It surveyed 10,000 individuals aged 18 or over in 10 countries: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and the UK. 

In a statement, Etienne Mercier - the study's author - said, "Having a job does not necessarily mean being able to survive financially" and highlighted that the economic situation affects more than a third (36 per cent) of European workers.

Almost three out of ten Europeans - including 49 per cent of Greeks - described their situation as precarious, leading them to renounce certain needs, such as eating enough or heating their homes, according to the study. 

The ‘difficult financial situation’ has reportedly led to 62 per cent of Europeans restricting their travel and 46 per cent have already given up heating their homes in the winter. Secours Populaire Français found that 38 per cent of respondents do not eat three meals a day. 

The study revealed the economic situation to have ‘slightly improved’ - compared to 2022 - in countries most heavily affected by inflation, such as Greece. However, these latest findings showed that it remains ‘very worrying’ in all countries surveyed.

Source: SIA

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New research has revealed that one in two employees in Portugal feel their salary is insufficient to cover all their expenses, SIA reports.

The findings came from a study carried out by market research company Ipsos and commissioned by the French non-governmental organisation Secours Populaire Français, according to reporting from SIC Noticias. 

The study reportedly characterises the economic situation for Portuguese and Serbian workers as ‘very worrying’. It surveyed 10,000 individuals aged 18 or over in 10 countries: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and the UK. 

In a statement, Etienne Mercier - the study's author - said, "Having a job does not necessarily mean being able to survive financially" and highlighted that the economic situation affects more than a third (36 per cent) of European workers.

Almost three out of ten Europeans - including 49 per cent of Greeks - described their situation as precarious, leading them to renounce certain needs, such as eating enough or heating their homes, according to the study. 

The ‘difficult financial situation’ has reportedly led to 62 per cent of Europeans restricting their travel and 46 per cent have already given up heating their homes in the winter. Secours Populaire Français found that 38 per cent of respondents do not eat three meals a day. 

The study revealed the economic situation to have ‘slightly improved’ - compared to 2022 - in countries most heavily affected by inflation, such as Greece. However, these latest findings showed that it remains ‘very worrying’ in all countries surveyed.

Source: SIA

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