Most Hungarians Are Unable To Save

  • 25 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
Most Hungarians Are Unable To Save
Among Hungarians, 58% cannot afford to save money regularly, debt collection agency Intrum Justicia found in a survey. Those who can put something aside save an average of Ft 36,000 per month. About 50% of respondents said they had been overdue with some payments in the previous 12 months, while 36% said they had paid all bills on time.

Among late payers, 55% were unable to pay and 41% said they missed the payment deadline by mistake.

Among respondents, 44% said that they can properly manage their finances and only 7% said that they could not.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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