Rama for the minimum wage: We have made progress, now we are ahead of Kosovo and Bosnia

2023-03-14 15:21:11Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Rama for the minimum wage: We have made progress, now we are ahead of Kosovo and
Edi Rama

According to Prime Minister Edi Rama, when he took over the leadership of the government 10 years ago, Albania ranked last in the region for the level of the minimum wage.

While with the last increase of the minimum wage in the country, according to the head of the government, Albania is on the same level as North Macedonia, leaving behind Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In his post on social networks, Rama also had an answer to those who say that the minimum wage should be 70 or 80 thousand ALL. He emphasizes that the calculation of the minimum wage is based on economic productivity and competitiveness.

"We started from the last place in the region for the level of the minimum wage, while with the latest increase we climb to the third place equal to North Macedonia, leaving behind Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. We will make two more increases to close this term with a minimum salary of 45 thousand lek, from 38 thousand which was our electoral objective, but which did not take into account the inflation of Putin's war to economically bring the whole of Europe to its knees!

Meanwhile, this increase beyond the forecasts of the minimum wage also imposes an increase in the average wage to rebalance the wage pyramid, which will be done simultaneously in the month of April. Some comment that the minimum wage should be 70 or 80 thousand ALL, but the calculation of the minimum wage is based on economic productivity and competitiveness, not on our wishes (no country in the region has such a minimum). Any artificial increase of it quickly brings destabilizing consequences for the economy, employment, finances of the country",  writes Rama on social networks.


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