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Fear of poverty rises in Poland

PR dla Zagranicy
Veronika Joy 11.04.2013 10:26
Almost every other Pole fears poverty, while the other half rate their conditions as “average”.
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Some 45 percent of the Polish population are frightened about falling into poverty, which is up 4 percentage points from last year, according to the latest poll by Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS). The study was conducted in March on a random sample of 1,060 adult residents in Poland.

However, every third person in the group polled believes that their financial situation is manageable.

The majority of respondents, 70 percent, said that they would not make any lifestyle changes in the coming year. A mere 13 percent said that because of the fear of jeopardizing their day-to-day lifestyle, they hope to small changes in their expenses.

Additionally, personal debt among Poles has been rising.

“Poles are getting worse at dealing with their debt and they will not be able to handle it better if they simply want to use the services of companies that end up borrowing from the banking sector. We’re constantly bombarded with offers of obtaining easy money, not realizing that it carries risk,” said Marcin Kaszuba of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) in an interview with Polish Radio.

NBP plans to combat Poles’ problems with debt with a “Controlled Expenses” campaign that will provide advice on the issues. (vj/nh)

Source: PAP/IAR

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