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Thread poster: Helena Grahn
Helena Grahn
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Sep 28, 2021

Everything has become so much more expensive after the pandemic. How much have you increased if at all?

Petar Tsonev
 
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Yes Sep 28, 2021

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Philip Lees
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Greece
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Is that the reason? Sep 28, 2021

Helena Grahn wrote:

Everything has become so much more expensive after the pandemic. How much have you increased if at all?


I haven't noticed things being "so much more expensive" here in Greece.

Are you sure the pandemic is the reason, rather than Breczema?

And no, I haven't increased my rates recently.

Barbara Carrara
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Portugal Sep 28, 2021

With the exception of fuel and electricity, consumer prices have remained unchanged in Portugal. That’s probably one of the reasons (with the weather) that so many foreigners are moving to my country. Portugal has currently more than 662,095 foreign citizens with a valid residence permit – and this is the highest figure since 1976. At the top of nationalities, comes the United Kingdom with 46,238 residents, the result of the “Brexit effect”. The British were the second nationality (in fi... See more
With the exception of fuel and electricity, consumer prices have remained unchanged in Portugal. That’s probably one of the reasons (with the weather) that so many foreigners are moving to my country. Portugal has currently more than 662,095 foreign citizens with a valid residence permit – and this is the highest figure since 1976. At the top of nationalities, comes the United Kingdom with 46,238 residents, the result of the “Brexit effect”. The British were the second nationality (in first place are the Brazilians) with the highest number of new applications for residence, up 12.2%. At the end of 2020, 183,993 Brazilians lived in Portugal, followed by citizens of the United Kingdom (46,238), Cape Verde (36,609), Romania (30,052), Ukraine (28,629), Italy (28,159), China (26,074), France (24,935), India (24,550) and Angola (24,449). ▲ Collapse
 
TTilch
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Considerable price increases in Germany Oct 1, 2021

Hi,
Yes, I have increased prices.
In Munich, Germany, alone, rental and housing prices went up by about 100% during the last 10 years according to statistics (and personal experience). So we have to follow or we'll starve.
Best,
Tanja

Petar Tsonev
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