Italians have become more pessimistic
about the economic outlook as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,
Eurispes said in its annual report published on Wednesday.
Some 53.8% of Italians say the the country's economic situation
has deteriorated over the past year, according to data in the
Italy Report 2023.
The 35th edition of the annual study on Italy also indicated
little optimism for the future: for 31.2% of Italians the
situation will remain stable in the next 12 months and for about
30% it will get worse.
Only 8.5% said they believed there will be an improvement, while
30.2% did not know or did not answer.
For almost half of Italians, rent is the expense that poses the
greatest difficulty, followed by bills (37.9%), the mortgage
(37.5%), and medical fees (around 33%).
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