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Polish retirees see minimal relief from June price decreases
A report titled "Monthly Shopping Index," produced by Michał Tomaszkiewicz in collaboration with UCE Research and WSB Merito Universities, reveals that Polish retirees benefited the least from June's price decreases. While singles and families saved over 28 PLN and 31 PLN respectively, the monthly shopping basket for a single-person senior household saw a reduction of only 1.88 PLN.
The basic monthly shopping basket for seniors, consisting of essential food and basic hygiene products, cost 529.59 PLN in June. This equates to a daily expenditure of 17.65 PLN and accounts for approximately 29.41% of the minimum net pension. Despite general signals of slowing price growth, seniors face the highest