Most of the respondents He hopes to reduce inflation (34 percent) and salary increase (27 percent). Further positions include guidance on improving the sense of security of life in the country or the world and dealing with health problems, as well as improving the quality of public services.
“Even if only 20 percent of the public expects their financial situation to improve, many really want it not to get worse, and high inflation threatens those expectations. A possible solution is to raise wages, but not everyone has a chance to keep it from getting worse. Our data Bases show that the increase in prices and the cost of living is becoming more and more difficult for people who previously had financial problems. Only in October and November of last year, the debt caused by the delay in loan and loan installments by at least 30. Days and non-payment of current payments, alimony and Court costs increased by almost PLN 1.2 billion. At the end of November they amounted to PLN 84.8 billion. This is PLN 6.5 billion more than a year ago. The total debt is increasing, although the number of bad debtors remains about 2 “7 million people”, said Slavomir Grzelczak , president of BIG InfoMonitor, in the cited publication.
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He added that 8% of people in the survey expect financial problems in 2024. respondents, and 6% indicated the need to pay off various types of debt.
In the “Your Predictions and Plans for 2024” survey, people aged 35-44 most often talk about financial problems and the need to pay off debt, at 10 and 11 percent, respectively. respondents. Seniors are the least likely to report these problems, at 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively. respondents.
“The opinion that the next year will be better is most often expressed by people under 25 (72%), the least – 45-64 (52%), although the optimistic perspective has a different dimension, younger people. Generations under the age of 44 mostly expect an improvement in their financial and personal situation, while respondents over the age of 35 expect a more favorable situation in the country – this is also indicated in the material.
The survey “Your forecasts and plans for 2024” was conducted by the CAWI method on December 21-24, 2023 on a group of 1090 people Quality Watch for the InfoMonitor Economic Information Bureau.
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