Electricity prices in the first half of 2017 were the lowest in Bulgaria across the European Union, according to a Eurostat analysis quoted by BBC.
We paid less than 10 euros per 100 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, while in Denmark and Germany - over 30 euros per 100 kilowatt-hours, where is the most expensive electricity. The analysis compares prices for the first six months of 2016 and the same period this year, with a slight decrease of 0.5 per cent for the first half of the year. The average cost of electrical energy in the EU is 20 euros per 100 kilowatt-hours. Our country maintains the lowest prices for natural gas - about 3.3 euros, with this indicator being just behind Romania.
But the Bulgarians are at the bottom in regards to wages as well, differinga lot with those in other European countries. A 2015 statistic shows these differences - while in the EU the private sector's salary reaches an average of 25.9 euros per hour, in Bulgaria it is at the lowest level - 4.1 euros per hour. In Denmark, for 60 minutes, we would receive 42.7 euros, Belgium - 41.1 euros, Sweden - 40.1 euros. In Romania, the salary was 5 euros per hour.
(novinite.com)
