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Trade unions demand 10% increase in public sector wages

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The largest trade union in the country, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) calls for a 10% increase in all wages in the state budget for 2025. 
According to CITUB's calculations, this will cost just under 900 million euros, said the union's president Plamen Dimitrov. There has already been a preliminary discussion with the finance minister. 

"We have briefed the finance minister on what we need, which is first to complete the 2024 budget according to plan and to include the sectoral payments that are missing so far," Dimitrov said. He added that he has received the assurance that the funds will be there. 

The unions want the country's income to start being calculated based on the so-called living wage, which determines the income needed for a household to meet its basic needs. 

The CITUB will also push for real wage growth in the private sector.



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