The Portuguese government confirmed on Wednesday its intention to increase the national minimum wage by 30 euros, currently 635 euros gross monthly, in order to bring it to 665 euros. This increase is lower than that which took place in 2020 (+35 euros), but remains in line with Antonio Costa's goal of raising the minimum wage to 750 euros gross per month at the end of his mandate. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant, tells you all about the increase in the Portuguese minimum wage.
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The Portuguese government confirmed this Wednesday to the social partners the proposal to increase the national minimum wage to 665 euros (30 euros more than this year), indicated the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, Ana Mendes. Godinho, after meeting with the Standing Committee on Social Consultation.
Currently the national minimum wage is 635 euros gross and the Portuguese government has already admitted during the year that the proposed increase could go beyond 659 euros, the objective being to reach 750 euros at the end of the year. legislature.
At the end of September, the Portuguese government listened to the various social partners on the increase in the national minimum wage and declared that the 2021 increase should be lower than that of this year (35 euros), in particular because of the negative inflation recorded recently.
Although no specific amount was discussed at the time, the employers' confederations contested the increase in the national minimum wage, arguing the economic difficulties companies are facing due to the pandemic, but omitting the fact that it will be difficult to revive consumption and growth if workers (who have not lost their jobs) do not have a little more money to spend.
As a reminder, the salary is paid over 14 months in Portugal. For this year, the salary being 635 euros gross per month over 14 months, it is actually 740.83 euros gross over 12 months. With this new increase, the gross salary over 12 months would be 775.83 euros.
