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Bulgaria’s Social Minister proposes that the minimum wage be set at EUR 398 as of January 1

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Bulgaria’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, employers and trade unions did not agree on the minimum monthly salary. This became clear at a briefing after today's meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Labor and Social Policy Lazar Lazarov announced that he would propose to the Council of Ministers that the minimum wage increases with 9.9% to EUR 398.81 from January 1, 2023. This is a 20% increase year-on-year, Minister Lazarov said. According to the original draft, the minimum wage should have become EUR 393.69. According to employers, the minimum salary should become EUR 393.69 as of July 1, 2023. Employers also propose the introduction of a system of minimum wages by sector of activity.




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