The coronavirus has left a legacy of
fear for the economic future among almost 68% of Italians, think
tank CENSIS said Thursday.
It said some 67.8% of Italians are fearful over their economic
prospects.
The percentage rises to 72% among millennials and women.
It is 75% in the poorer south of Italy.
The percentage of businessmen with such fears was more than 76%.
It reaches 82.6% among the lowest earners.
In other findings, CENSIS said 38.9% of Italians saved more
during lockdown.
Some 28 million people with income saw their income cut, 71.2%
of the total, CENSIS said.
There was, however, a liquidity boom totalling 34.4 billion
euros between February and April.
This figure is almost equal to what Italy would get if it tapped
into the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund for
COVID-related spending.
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