so called social shield deployed by the government at the start of the pandemic prevented the economy from collapsing It has allowed most families to maintain a fairly acceptable standard of living, thanks to measures such as POSTPONE or assistance established for the self-employed. Again, this protection net did not work the same in all regions nor in all cities and regions that are more dependent on industries such as Gezi or certain industries closely linked to consumption, for example shoe, rent reduction lots of residents more prominent.
At least that’s what’s inferred from the statistics. income tax returns It has been announced by the municipalities for the year 2020, which the Tax Office has just published, which shows Benidorm as the population where taxpayer income fell the most. well declared average gross income in the province as a whole 2% downcase, it rises from 23,348 to 22,871 Euros. The tourist capital of the Costa Blanca autumn is over 10%.
Specifically, typical Benidorm’s income is gone From 22,742 Euros to 20,333, ie a deduction of more than 2,400 Euros. This drop came from: low salary income Due to the closure of the hotel industry and most of the hotel industry, due to the decrease in registered population, as well as income from all types of income hire and profits from economic activities, i.e. lower profits derived freelancers, according to statistics, the majority are also linked to tourist activities. Also, there was a very significant reduction. movable capital incomefor example, linked low dividend payout by companies in the region.
Recurring situations in most municipalities leading to cuts in the declared average income in the province. Thus, behind Benidorm la Nuciawith a cut of 8.6%; El Campellowhere the average statement fell by 7.4%; mutxamel, with a 7% decrease; anyone i shotdown 6.2%.
In this sense, the districts navies suffered during the pandemic largest increase in population at risk of povertyAccording to data from the Generalitat Statistics Portal, 27% of its residents suffer from some material deprivation.
However, among the towns where taxpayer income drops the most, there are also municipalities in the interior. in handdown 5.9%. This population has suffered, on the one hand, from the decline in orders registered by shoe factories – closely linked, in their case, to non-EU markets, which contracted more than in Europe – as well as much more pronounced restrictions on social life. given the large number of infections it has registered.
While the vast majority of towns saw their incomes decline, so did municipalities. reported median income increased. The most striking case is novelincreased from 23,243 to 27,358 euros per taxpayer, but in reality the figure there is a trick. The increase was concentrated in the rapidly rising capital gains segment; which indicates that this was due to some major business activity registered in the municipality that year. Other towns where taxpayers are reporting more income in 2020 alcohol wallaverage income increased by 6.1%; Bigastrowith an increase of 6.1%; Y orbwith 4.7%; salines, with 4.2%; anyone Monforte del Cidwith 4.1%. Many are towns where agriculture, one of the few industries growing during the pandemic, has a large weight in overall activity.
In any case, the changes produced do not significantly change the list of the following. richest and poorest municipalities your field. on the hill, Sant Joan transferred to El Campello As the population with the highest average income in the province with 28,063 Euros per taxpayer, on the opposite side algorithm With 16,860 euros, it becomes the population where its residents earn less. A sad honor that is closing The Priests’ Hondo.
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Overall, the populations of the Alicante metropolitan area remain the highest declared incomes in the state, with some major industrial municipalities in the interior and the highest intensification of tourism, such as Muro de Alcoy. purchasing power in the state such as Marina Alta, Xàbia or Dénia. Rather, most of the towns at the bottom of the table correspond to farming towns in Vega Baja or Vinalopó.