Lithuania - Cabinet backs proposal to raise minimum wage to EUR 730 - September 30, 2021

The government approved the proposal of the Minister for Social Security and Labour to raise the monthly minimum wage by EUR 88 to EUR 730 from 1 January 2022. According to the ministry this would be one of the most significant minimum wage increases in a decade. Earlier proposals called for raising the minimum wage by EUR 61 (9.5%) to EUR 703.

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