Financial situation of many households will be better than last year, but uncertainty remains
NL TimesThe financial situation of many households will look better this year than in 2022, with the National Institute for Household Information reporting that the purchasing power of some households has increased by more than 8 percent. "All these measures provide a financial breathing space that most people desperately need, because in 2022 everyone had to save heavily and prices in supermarkets remain high," the budget adviser said. And so more things that played a role last year will also have an influence on the financial situation of households this year, such as the increased energy prices. "If we've learned anything from the energy crisis, it's that people in energy-inefficient homes or large families inevitably have higher energy costs than others.