This suggests that a worker with a gross monthly income of 4,000 euros will receive twice as much ATA than a worker with a 2,000 euro monthly income. Or, is the higher-earning worker expected to consume twice as much olive oil or cucumbers? Adding insult to injury is that in the case of the public sector, the ATA adjustment is paid largely from indirect taxes paid mostly by people who don’t even receive ATA, ie. If such demands are met then this measure will further damage the income inequality that currently exists between public and private employees, as well as among high and low income workers. In fact, people on the higher income scale will earn even 4-5 times more ATA than their lower income counterparts, paid by those who don’t even earn any ATA.