May 8, 2014
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According to the country specific social indicators in the OECD-report Society at a Glance 2014 real public social expenditure dropped by 11% between 2007/08 and 2012/13.
According to the country specific social indicators in the OECD-report Society at a Glance 2014 real public social expenditure dropped by 11% between 2007/08 and 2012/13. Social spending as a percentage of GDP has declined to a level slightly below the OECD average. The average disposable income is among the lowest within the OECD. And although relative poverty is low, with a poverty rate of 6.8% (compared with the OECD average of 11.3%), the share of the population reporting that they cannot afford to buy sufficient food has increased more than in any other OECD country.
English: http://budapesttimes.hu/2014/04/11/fact-and-fiction/
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