The government is set to approve an 8% rise to the national minimum wage in this election year, the Prime Minister announced. The increase would represent an additional € 93 per month, bringing the new minimum wage to € 1,259 in 12 instalments per year. Since the Prime Minister came in power in 2018, the country’s minimum wage has shot up 35% from € 735 per month.
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