The National Trade Union Block (BNS) demanded an increase of the monthly statutory minimum wage by 10.4%, starting in 2022. Another confederation of trade unions, Cartel Alfa, proposed a similar minimum wage, but the two organisations had different suggestions about how to increase the minimum wage. The BNS proposed a change in taxation so that the costs for the employer would not increase too much, whereas Cartel Alfa wanted an increase without any fiscal changes.
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