The Middle Class Pays 18% More Taxes with Sánchez, While His Income Has Fallen 4%
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The real purchasing power of an average worker has fallen half an annual point since 2018, while fiscal pressure reaches 38% of GDP, a historic peak. Spanish people endure a fiscal sacrifice higher than that of German, Swedish or Dutch people if the tax burden is adjusted to the level of income.
The balance sheet of the eight years in which Pedro Sánchez has been in La Moncloa leaves a disturbing picture for his pocket. Today, an average worker pays almost 18% more in taxes and contributions, while his disposable income falls 4% in real terms. Payroll retentions grow above prices, but the disposable income to spend and save recedes and is lost purchasing power, according to a report by the Juan de Mariana Institute, whose calculations a…
The study estimates that IRPF and employee contributions have increased by 17.6% in real terms, while their net salary has lost 3.8%
Between 2018 and 2026, the cost of the IRPF and the contributions of the average worker have grown by 17.6% in real terms, while their net salary has suffered a loss of 3.8% in their purchasing power. This analysis, published by Libertad Digital, is based on labor and inflation data. This data reflects a tension that [...]
The Juan de Mariana Institute estimates that the IRPF and the contributions from a worker who receives the average wage have increased by 17.6% [...]
The Instituto Juan de Mariana estimates that the IRPF and the contributions from a worker who receives the average salary have increased by 17.6% in real terms between the first quarter of 2018 and the second quarter of 2026, while its net salary has lost 3.8% of purchasing power, according to its report [...] The entry Instituto Juan de Mariana figure of 18% the increase of taxes to the average worker since 2018 aparece primero en Forbes España.
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