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Government proposes increase in minimum wage by 6.5 %

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At a meeting with members and supporters of the ruling GERB party from the Dobrich region, Bulgaria's Social Affairs Minister Denitsa Sacheva said the government would propose a minimum wage of 332 euros (650 leva) as of next year

From the beginning of 2020, the minimum wage in the country is 312 euros (610 leva)
According to Sacheva, the proposal is a continuation of the sustainable trend of increasing incomes, led by GERB. Minister Sacheva also stressed that the increase in incomes, in addition to being part of politics, was also part of the economy. 

The participants in the meeting expressed their satisfaction with the government's decision to provide an additional 25 euros to the pensions of all Bulgarian retirees for yet another month.



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