Central Bank Official: Romania Has Highest Income Inequality Among Workers, In The EU

Central Bank Official: Romania Has Highest Income Inequality Among Workers, In The EU

09.19.2017

Romania has the highest income inequality between the minimum and maximum income earned by employed people, among European Union member states, said Romania's central bank chief economist Valentin Lazea, adding this gap is high „in flat tax countries”.

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Analysis

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