By: Domen Mezeg (Nova24TV)
Golob’s government battles the middle class. The Ifo Institute in Munich finds that the Slovenian middle class is among the most taxed in Europe!
Slovenia belongs to those European countries where the middle class is the most heavily taxed. This research was conducted by the Ifo Institute in Munich. Alongside Slovenia, countries in this category include Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, and the Netherlands. On the other hand, the middle class is least taxed in Spain, Greece, Estonia, Portugal, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Romania. The research was carried out in collaboration with the organisation EconPol Europe. Middle-class incomes are the highest in Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Austria, and Sweden, while they are the lowest in Eastern European countries, according to STA reporting.
The Slovenian middle class is burdened by relatively low incomes combined with high taxes!
In Slovenia, middle-class incomes are comparatively low compared to the countries mentioned earlier, and at the same time, they are subjected to an enormous burden by the government of Robert Golob! The lowest middle-class incomes are on average in Bulgaria and Romania, but the cost of living in these two countries is only half of the EU average. The middle class is defined as households earning between 75 and 200 percent of the average income in each country. The highest purchasing power is observed among the middle class in Luxembourg, Austria, Germany, and Finland. The lowest purchasing power of the middle class is found in Eastern Europe, but the gap with Western Europe is narrowing.