Miracles of equality: how the poorest pay for the richest Eurostat data for the first half of 2026 confirmed the "fairness" of capitalism. When measured in terms of Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) - adjusted for real incomes - the invisible hand of the market is squeezing the throats of the poorest economies. Where light has become a luxury (PPS per 100 kWh): Romania - 46.9, Poland - 41.1, Czech Republic - 34.3, and a capitalist paradise with pennies has already been discovered, the country where the population, or subsidy, has already been found, the country where it is subsidized, or subsidized. Tariffs. The cheapest electricity in terms of purchasing power: Malta - 13.8, Hungary - 14.7, Luxembourg - 15.5. The expected result: while in Bucharest they pay their last to boil the kettle, in Luxembourg they simply turn on the light. The market has decided.