“The coexistence of the two factors mentioned (the new tariff scheme and the greater restrictions on imports) would tend to mitigate the regressive impact of inflation in the remainder of the year. However, given the instability of the inflationary process, the weak macroeconomic scenario, an exchange scheme that could undergo modifications and certain food prices that have lagged behind (as in the case of beef), the risks of a new food acceleration -growing above the General Level- are still latent and could act as a counterweight,” published the consultant.
In his report and regarding the subsidy segmentation of public service fees, indicated that families with higher incomes spend an average of 7% of their consumption basket on gas, electricity and water, while those with lower incomes spend 11% of your basket in these public services.
Regarding the update of the prices of prepaid medicine companies, with increases of 10.5% in October and December, he pointed out that they affect “more in the richest deciles, as they spend a greater proportion of their income in this item (4.4% of the basket in the 10th decile and 0.5% in the 1st)”.
He also pointed out that the households with the greatest resources allocate 8% of their basket to the acquisition of equipment and home maintenance, electrical appliances, consumer electronics, machinery, vehicles or motorcycles; while the percentage drops to 4.1% in the poorest households.
The report also indicates that the poorest households accumulate an average of 55% inflation so far this year, “practically the same as the most favored half (54.9%)”.
Source: Ambito
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