A Family without AMBA Subsidies Already Spends Almost 15% of the Salary to Pay for Public Services
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Transport accounts for almost half of the expenditure and is the category that grew the most in the last year; energy and transport subsidies account for 0.64% of GDP and Budget 2027 plans to reduce them to 0.53%
The basket of public services for an average household of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) requires a monthly disbursement of $268,405, a figure that represents 14.6% of the average estimated salary. It is the average value that reflects the strong impact that light, gas, water and collective ballots have on the family budget.
One family spends $268,405 a month to cover energy, water and transportation needs.
A report by the Observatory of Rates and Subsidies of the IIEP (UBA-CONICET) measured the basket of public services of the AMBA: $268,405 in September and an increase of 867% since December 2023, against an inflation of 254%. Transport is the item that weighs the most (47% of the expense) and the minimum ticket in Bariloche already costs $2,333.
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