The expenses of Ukrainians for the celebration of the New Year for the last year have grown almost one and a half times. Experts say that because of rising prices and jumps in the rate, one in four will have to borrow money to buy gifts and set the table. But some of the expensive food will still have to be thrown away. According to the survey of the R & B Group, all Ukrainians are ready to spend an average of about 1659 UAH, which is almost 1.4 times more than a year ago. The least money is ready to spend pensioners - 1020 UAH, while those who are working are ready to lower for a holiday 1900-2060 UAH. By regions, the lowest indicator in the south of the country is 1311 UAH, while in the east and in the center it is much more - 1730 and 1945 UAH, respectively.

At the same time, experts are sure that every fourth Ukrainian will have to borrow money for the celebration of the New Year. "This year, a part of the population, mostly those who live on social payments (and more than 40% of the population), is forced to cut its expenses," said Doroshenko. - You can not ignore the difference in salaries in Kiev and in the regions. With an average salary of 6300 UAH in the regions, a person can not afford to spend 1600 UAH on a holiday.

So, in fact, every fourth person will be forced to borrow money for the New Year, because most of the already small salary will be taken away from people by the communal people ". At the same time, the expert is sure that a substantial part of the products purchased with such difficulty will go into the trash. "Since January 2, many start working days, respectively, people will cook an order of magnitude less than in the past years. But food waste will still be at least 20%, "he says..

Original article: Ukrainians are forced to celebrate the New Year in debt (infographic).