Nearly half of Italians, or
45%, would like to leave the country and live abroad, a poll
said Friday.
This marked an increase of 8% from 2006, two years before
the global economic crisis, said the Eurispes polling agency in
its annual report.
It also found that almost half of Italians, 47%,
say they can't make it financially to the end of the month.
This was 16.4% up on last year, Eurispes said.
As well, four out of 10 Italians think the Italian economy
would do better outside the eurozone.
The percentage of Italians wanting out of the euro rose
from 26% at the start of 2014 to 40% now, said Eurispes.
More than half the Euroskeptics think the single currency
is the chief cause of Italy's economic woes, it added.
The poll also showed that nearly half of Italians are
paying medical bills on installment plans, part of a growing
trend for all kinds of spending.
The 46.7% of those surveyed who reported paying medical
bills gradually has jumped by 24.3% from 2013, the pollster
said.
As well, 62.4% said they were paying for their cars on
installments, 60.4% used such plans for appliances, and just
over 50% bought computers and mobile phones by installment.
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