Low incomes stop Slovenians going on holiday

According to a survey conducted by the daily Večer, around 40 percent of Slovenians will spend their holiday in or near Slovenia. Thirty percent said they would not go on holiday at all. Low incomes don't allow people to go on holiday, writes the daily Večer: The survey ultimately showed that the only Slovenians who can afford to go on a proper holiday abroad are those who take home at least 1,600 euros a month. All those who earn only half that sum holiday in Slovenia. The other factors that this largest group of potential holidaymakers have in common are all those indicators reflecting a vicious circle of poverty: a mediocre education, a poor economic and social situation and being over 50. But shouldn't everyone who earns their living through honest work be entitled to a holiday? ... This apparently trivial survey about holidays shows how drastically the situation of the working class in Slovenia has changed. For these people a holiday is a luxury they can't afford."

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