CHEAP SEX: Greek hookers now charging just £1.40…they'll even do it for a SANDWICH

GREECE’S economy is so knackered that hookers have had to cut their prices and are now selling sex for as little as 2 euros (£1.40).

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HIT BY CRASH: Prostitutes have been forced to sell sex on the cheap

"Some women just do it for a cheese pie, or a sandwich they need to eat because they are hungry," said Gregory Laxos, a sociology professor at the Panteion University in Athens.
He conducted a study, based on interviews with 17,000 prostitutes, which found the average price for a 30-minute session had plunged from 53 euros (£37) six years ago, before the economic crash.
"Others are doing it to pay taxes, bills, for urgent expenses or a quick drug fix," said Professor Laxos.
Also many foreign prostitutes from Albania, Bulgaria and Africa had moved to richer European countries and 80% of prostitutes are now Greek, after years of being in the minority.

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“Some women just do it for a cheese pie, or a sandwich they need to eat because they are hungry”

Professor Gregory Laxos

Prof Laxos said there were around 400 particularly desperate hookers and he added: "It doesn’t look like these numbers will fade. Rather they are growing at a steady and consistent pace."
Prostitution is legal in Greece but few brothels are licensed and most prostitutes operate on the streets.
The news comes a month after a shocking story emerged of an unemployed Greek mother pimping her 12-year-old daughter to a priest and a pensioner for money.

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The 44-year-old single mum was jailed for 33 years in prison and was dubbed the "monster mum" in Greek newspapers.
The price of sex is falling around the world as prostitutes battle to compete with internet porn.
The average price of a one-hour session in Europe is now 180 euros (£126).