He announced the increase of the minimum wage the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakisthrough his televised message to Greek citizens.
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Significant increase in the minimum wage from 1 May
“On May 1, as I have promised, the minimum wage will increase significantly, because the growth dividend should be distributed fairly not only to companies, but also to employees,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech at the pre-conference debate. New Democracy in Nice on social policy and equality.
Mr. Mitsotakis added that the second increase in the minimum wage within the current year will take into account on the one hand the competitiveness of companies, but also inflation, which, as he said, erodes the disposable income.
The Prime Minister noted that the most effective social policy is to reduce unemployment and create new, good jobs, recalling that in the midst of a very difficult economic and political environment the ND government managed to reduce unemployment to 12.8 % from 17.2%, which he received in July 2019. “I will not be satisfied until this percentage falls below the European average,” said Mr. Mitsotakis.
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