This statistic shows attitudes towards the abolishment of one and two cent euro coins (combined with a mandatory rounding up or down of the cost of purchase) in the eurozone as of October 2015, by country. In Italy the majority of respondents support the removal, at 72 percent. In Germany however opinions are divided, with 50 percent in support and 47 percent against the removal of the aforementioned coin denominators.
Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country
The full question read as follows: "Are you in favour of abolishing 1- and 2-cent euro coins and applying manatory up and down rounding of the final sum of purchase in shops and supermarkets (i.e. prices can still be set at any cent amount but the final sum of purchase is rounded at the tills to 0 or 5, depending on whether the sum is closer to 0 or to 5".
As of October 2015, the euro is the official currency of 19 Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. These countries are collectively known as the euro area.
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European Commission. (October 15, 2015). Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/
European Commission. "Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country." Chart. October 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/
European Commission. (2015). Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/
European Commission. "Attitudes towards One and Two Cent Euro Coins Removal with Mandatory Rounding of Purchases in Eurozone in 2015, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/
European Commission, Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Attitudes towards one and two cent euro coins removal with mandatory rounding of purchases in eurozone in 2015, by country [Graph], European Commission, October 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379893/eurozone-selected-euro-cent-coins-removal-by-country/