Figures from the European Union show that standards of living were 15% higher in 2013 than the EU’s averageThe UK’s standard of living has climbed to the joint fourth-highest within the European Union, overtaking the Netherlands and significantly ahead of France, Italy and Spain, according to official figures compiled by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.Luxembourg, currently mired in controversy over “industrial level” tax avoidance, easily topped the table of living standards, as measured by “actual individual consumption”. AIC incorporates all goods and services that a household consumes, including benefits-in-kind, such as health and education services. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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