Belgium drops further off on the European classification concerning purchasing power. That shows an annual study that reckons with the local costs of living and the level of the social cash benefits. The available net income per person for this year has an average of 17.143 euro.
Belgium knows a little bit of a slump concerning the purchasing power because with this average we finish on the twelfth place on a total of forty European countries. In comparison with two years ago we have lost four places. Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Norway represent the European top three. Their average amount is about 10.000 euro higher than ours.
The inhabitants of the central -and east-European countries have less purchasing power than the Belgians. Especially these countries dangle at the bottom of this list. Although emphasized the study that some regions in central –and east-Europe do it better than in the west. There are big regional ranges within western countries as well.
According to the study is the Belgian inhabitant not able to buy as much goods and services with an amount of money in comparison with other European countries. It’s still good to life in Belgium if we can keep up with the top fifteen in Europe. I think the high cost for the social system that other countries perhaps not have, has a big part to do with it.
Jan
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