The Parliament approved on second and final reading an increase in the minimum wage and the social security ceiling proposed by the government as part of the budget for 2022. The monthly minimum wage will rise from 650 levs (€333) to 710 levs (€364), while the wage ceiling to which social security contributions are tied will increase from 3,000 levs (€1,537) to 3,400 levs (€1,742). Both changes will come into force as of April 1.
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