Available Income Concept

Available Income corresponds to the income which the overall families of a certain economy have available to use in the consumption of goods to satisfy their needs and in savings.

In macroeconomic terms, Available Income corresponds to the totality of an economy income (being, national income) deducted the direct taxes (taxes which directly affect incomes) and the companies’ net savings (being, the withheld profits) and summed the State transfers for the families (for example the allowances and social benefits).

 

 

Translated from Portuguese by Susana Saraiva, Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese translation specialist. Contact: spams@sapo.pt.