The total annual increase will be set at 882 euros of the minimum wage for each employee if the previous increase of the government is taken into account, stressed to SKAI and Sia Kosioni the Minister of Labor Kostis Hatzidakis.
“The (annual) increase is 700 euros, as salaries in the private sector are 14,” he clarified. “If we take into account the previous small increase of 2% on January 1, we have a total profit of 882 euros per year for each employee.” “I understand that the workers would like even more, but every government must balance,” the minister said.
Kostis Hatzidakis clarified that today’s decision announced by the Prime Minister also applies to unemployment benefits which increases by 31 euros per month, while all the allowances given by the state are dragged upwards, mainly through OAED.
“With this increase, the government from the 22 EU countries that give a minimum wage, because in 5 countries there is no minimum wage, the government leads Greece to 9th place. “We passed Malta and Portugal, which the opposition considers a model country,” he noted.
Commenting on SYRIZA’s announcement, the minister pointed out that in a sign of restraint he proposed a minimum wage of 800 euros, while the GSEE proposed 752. “Again, it was good that it was kept at 800 euros. and did not say 1,000 – 1,200 … We are all judged on the field. We received 17.2% unemployment from SYRIZA and at the moment it is 12.8%, some OAED programs were running from SYRIZA, the rates have now multiplied. We introduce the personal assistant for our fellow human beings with disabilities, we move on to the digital card of the disabled… new housing policy. These are not words it is a social policy in practice taking into account the resilience of the economy. We have reached this because of our policy that allows the economy to move forward. ”
“We could have 1,000 euros, there would be so many days that are, and in a few days the so many would change to ‘crucify him’ when there would be adverse consequences on the companies that would be burdened, they would possibly close… However, they would dismiss employees “said Mr. Hatzidakis characteristically.
He explained that “we had to find a golden section, and I think it was a successful attempt at the limits of the strength of the economy, as the prime minister rightly said.”
The government is an endurance runner, not a speed runner making a firework. We want the economy to endure.
Asked if it was possible for the 9.7% increase to reach 10%, the minister replied that “we could play with different symbolisms” . We want the economy to endure, to move things right, immediately in difficult conditions for the economy, businesses, obviously and employees, so we tried to balance between the goal of business competitiveness on the one hand, but also social protection of employees especially when it has preceded a very difficult decade “.
The Minister of Labor said that “we believe that businesses can withstand this increase, as they have recently been strengthened by the government and with the reduction of taxes, and with the reduction of insurance contributions and with the measures taken in the context of the pandemic (reimbursable advance, energy crisis measures), there is a network of measures for businesses “.
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