WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's minimum wage will rise by almost 18% in January, the prime minister said on Thursday, ahead of Oct. 15 elections in which ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSWARSAW - Poland's minimum wage will rise by almost 18% in January, the prime minister said on Thursday, ahead of Oct. 15 elections in which the cost of living ranks high among voters' concerns.
After the hike to 4,242 zlotys a month in January, the minimum wage will rise again to 4,300 zlotys in July, bringing the total increase since PiS came to power in 2015 to 146%. The party has also announced a 60% increase in child benefit payments which will come into effect in January. Civic Platform are Poland's largest opposition party and the leading force in the Civic Coalition grouping which seeks to topple PiS.
"They are looking for some symbol to show that people's lives are not worse, but the fact is that Poles' financial situation is much worse than four, five or six years ago," he said.
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