The government decided to pause the automatic mechanism to index wages against the cost of living. While Statec, the national institute for statistics and economic studies, had planned two indexations in 2022 - the first in April (2.5%) and the second in July - the latter was ultimately postponed for nine months following a vote by the Chamber of Deputies on 15 June. This vote was in line with the tripartite agreement signed on 31 March without the OGBL, the main trade union. As a result, there will be no wage increases until 1 April 2023.
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