Middle class falls 10 points in income distribution

Although there has been a significant improvement in income distribution since the crisis of 2002 the dissatisfaction among the population is growing. While the middle class suffers an unprecedented growth in the fiscal pressure, no correspondence is perceived in improvements of the government services or the living conditions of the most disadvantaged in spite of a strong increase in public expenditure. This inconsistency will not be solved by creating further welfare programs in order to benefit the poor or reducing the income tax to gratify the middle class. What it is urgently required is a profound change in the quality of state management. 

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