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Bulgaria at the bottom of the list of EU countries in ability to make ends meet

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In the second quarter of 2022 (April-June), the share of the population that could make ends meet easily or very easily in Bulgaria was a mere 3.6%, Eurostat data released today show. At the other end of the scale is Finland, where 40.5% of the population can make ends meet easily or very easily. The share of the population that was able to make ends meet with great difficulty or with difficulty varied between 11.0% in Finland and 39.8% in Bulgaria.



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