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Most Romanians To Spend Holidays At Home, On Less Money - Survey
07.12.2010, 14:09 | Finance-Banks | 848 views
Most Romanians will spend this year's winter holidays at home, with family or friends, and almost half of them will save up for this period in advance, though their budget is significantly smaller than last year's, says a survey by MEDNET. Almost half (49.8%) of those who took part in the study do not usually set a budget for the holidays, while 38.7% do so regularly (more than last year's 33.4%). Still, the share of respondents who save up for the holidays is 45.8%, equal to last year's. Read more on Mediafax.ro
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