Wide Variations in European Energy Prices Revealed
As of January 3, 2025, the HEPI shows wide variations in residential electricity and gas prices across 33 European capitals; electricity prices ranged from €0.091/kWh in Budapest to €0.404/kWh in Berlin, while gas prices varied from €0.025/kWh in Budapest to €0.333/kWh in Stockholm.
Wide Variations in European Energy Prices Revealed
As of January 3, 2025, the HEPI shows wide variations in residential electricity and gas prices across 33 European capitals; electricity prices ranged from €0.091/kWh in Budapest to €0.404/kWh in Berlin, while gas prices varied from €0.025/kWh in Budapest to €0.333/kWh in Stockholm.
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32% Bias Score
EU Average Salaries in 2023: Wide Disparities Remain
In 2023, the EU average annual gross salary for a full-time employee was \u20ac37,863, ranging from \u20ac13,503 in Bulgaria to \u20ac81,064 in Luxembourg; adjusting for purchasing power parity reduces, but does not eliminate, the disparity.
EU Average Salaries in 2023: Wide Disparities Remain
In 2023, the EU average annual gross salary for a full-time employee was \u20ac37,863, ranging from \u20ac13,503 in Bulgaria to \u20ac81,064 in Luxembourg; adjusting for purchasing power parity reduces, but does not eliminate, the disparity.
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20% Bias Score
French 2025 Salary Increases: 1.32% Average Masks Two-Tiered System
A Groupe Alpha study reveals a 1.32% average salary increase in France for 2025, but this masks a two-tiered system; companies offering base salary increases average 2.33%, while 42.6% provide only bonuses, impacting purchasing power differently across employee groups.
French 2025 Salary Increases: 1.32% Average Masks Two-Tiered System
A Groupe Alpha study reveals a 1.32% average salary increase in France for 2025, but this masks a two-tiered system; companies offering base salary increases average 2.33%, while 42.6% provide only bonuses, impacting purchasing power differently across employee groups.
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44% Bias Score
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
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48% Bias Score
Spain Debates Minimum Wage Tax Amid Inflationary Pressures
The Spanish government is debating whether minimum wage earners should pay income tax, highlighting a conflict between social support and tax contribution; the debate reveals a broader issue of declining purchasing power due to inflation and unchanged tax brackets since 2015, impacting all workers.
Spain Debates Minimum Wage Tax Amid Inflationary Pressures
The Spanish government is debating whether minimum wage earners should pay income tax, highlighting a conflict between social support and tax contribution; the debate reveals a broader issue of declining purchasing power due to inflation and unchanged tax brackets since 2015, impacting all workers.
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52% Bias Score
German Parental Allowance Loses 38% Purchasing Power Since 2007
A study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) reveals that Germany's parental allowance (Elterngeld) has lost 38 percent of its purchasing power since 2007 due to uncompensated inflation, impacting the middle class and exceeding a broken governmental promise to adjust the allowance.
German Parental Allowance Loses 38% Purchasing Power Since 2007
A study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) reveals that Germany's parental allowance (Elterngeld) has lost 38 percent of its purchasing power since 2007 due to uncompensated inflation, impacting the middle class and exceeding a broken governmental promise to adjust the allowance.
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56% Bias Score
French Senate Faces Deadline on Restaurant Voucher Law
The French Senate faces a December 31st deadline to extend a law allowing restaurant vouchers in supermarkets, affecting 5.4 million employees; a legislative deadlock caused by the recent government censure complicates the process.
French Senate Faces Deadline on Restaurant Voucher Law
The French Senate faces a December 31st deadline to extend a law allowing restaurant vouchers in supermarkets, affecting 5.4 million employees; a legislative deadlock caused by the recent government censure complicates the process.
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48% Bias Score