The minimum monthly wage is to increase by BGN 30 (€ 15.40), from BGN 240 to BGN 270 (€ 138.65), on 1 September. The news was reported by the president of the Confederation of Independent Syndicates (KNSB), Plamen Dimitrov, speaking after a meeting of the so-called Three-Way Council between trade unions, business and cabinet. Both KNSB and the other main union confederation, Podkrepa, continue to insist that the minimum wage should be increased on 1 July, as previously announced. Dimitrov further said that unions agreed on the amount of BGN 270 as an intermediary step, and would demand another upgrade, at least to BGN 290 (€ 148.90), after 1 January 2012.
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