2016 ended with a recovery of 1.5% of the year-on-year price rate and 2017 began with an increase of basic services such as gas or fuel of between 3 and 4%. The telephone bill, price of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks have also seen an increase.
For the Unión de Consumidores de Extremadura (Consumers Union of Extremadura), these increases will noticeably affect consumers in the region, who have lower salaries than average in Spain.