The minister of labour and social policy announced the government aims to increase the minimum wage from the current level of BGN 310 (€158) to BGN 340 (€173) next year. The employers’ organisations came with a statement against the increase of the minimum wages. The government is also considering increasing monthly child payments to families to the same level.
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