The Government has announced it will not proceed with plans to equalize the minimum wage with the basic salary, a move that many had anticipated would lead to wage increases for millions of workers. Instead, the Ministry of Finance has deemed the proposed reforms too costly, leaving many employees without the pay raises they had hoped for in 2026. Initially, the Government had intended to align the minimum wage with the basic salary, a change designed to eliminate employer abuses in wage setting. However, after extensive discussions and consultations among various ministries, this provision was ultimately removed from the final draft of the amendment to the minimum wage law.
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