Living alone was already a privilege in Portugal. The “made it” “a luxury”
Duque also talks about perishable foods that, in a person who lives, are only more prone to spoiling and becoming wasted. Therefore, he concludes, “inflation does not affect everyone equally”. But even before the inflationary crisis it was like this: taxation was harmed by those who live alone.
“When living as a married couple, you pay less tax than two separated or divorced people, where each one pays his share for the sum of the two. Clearly, the is greater and, therefore, as people who live alone are penalized, they face others who live in community house or at least taxable income”, he adds.
It’s something that Marta Lira feels on her skin. “The salary I have as a teacher, after 12 years of service, is around 1,000 to 1,100, and the fact that I’m alone and not having children raises the issue of the IRS levels”, she analyzes.
“Just yesterday I was talking to my parents, and 5 gross00 euros of my salary goes to the State”, he laments.
With the provision for the house, food, transport, if there was already left over from the salary, with the remuneration of the house at 9%, even less. For something, which for this quality teacher to translate into being able to play sports or have dinner with, she has other occupations such as tutoring friends or doing translations.