“Everything was better before,” or “everything is getting more and more expensive” – statements that became especially easy to say after Austria joined the EU in 1995. But is that really true? Could you afford more in the past than now? Krone+ has looked at how long you have to work for various products.
“Nothing will be more expensive by joining the EU,” said numerous politicians in 1994 before the referendum in favor of membership of the European Union. Have you kept your promises back then? Krone+ examined how the prices of various products and services have changed over the past 29 years. And above all: how long you had to work for it then and now.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
