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Half Of Romanians Affected By Fincl Crisis In Mar – GfK Survey

The income of almost half of Romanians was negatively affected by the financial crisis in March, especially at the level of extra-salary gains, according to a survey of research company GfK.
Half Of Romanians Affected By Fincl Crisis In Mar – GfK Survey
15 iun. 2009, 12:38, English

"Four Romanians out of ten said their income was negatively influenced by the crisis in March 2009. The largest impact was registered at the extra-salary gains, namely bonuses, fees, where 21% of the population saw a decrease. The active population is obviously more exposed to the unfavorable consequences upon income and the percentage of people affected increased to 50% among those employed or looking for a job," according to GfK survey, citing the results of GfK Omnibus’ monthly survey.

The people in the capital city Bucharest are less affected by the crisis, where only 18% said their income was influenced by the crisis.

Freelancers, small enterprises and independent business owners accounted for the most difficult situations, with more than a half of them posting lower income and two third of them accounting for a poorer financial status.

Besides the decrease of extra-salary gains, 9% of Romanians received their salaries late or had them decreased.

GfK Romania is a market research company with a EUR9.1 million turnover in 2008.