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Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions
[Al Jazeera] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised a huge jump in the minimum wage on Wednesday as he appeared to be gearing up for an early election widely expected for next year.The 22 percent rise is the largest in more than 40 years and could see the monthly salaries of millions of low-paid workers grow from 736 euro ($835) to 900 euro ($1,019). "A rich country can't afford to have poor workers," Sanchez told Spain's parliament in a debate on Wednesday. Ministers will approve the measure by decree at a meeting in Barcelona on December 21, Sanchez said, with the change taking effect in January. The move came two days after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a 100 euro ($114) increase for minimum wage earners following massive protests by the so-called "yellow vests" over a planned rise to fuel tax. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-14 |
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