Minister reaffirms “quite significant” increase in the minimum wage but does not give values

The Minister of Finance reaffirmed today that next year there will be a “very significant” increase in the national minimum wage, but without indicating a specific value.

At the press conference to present the State Budget proposal for 2021, in Lisbon, Leão stated several times that in 2021 there will be “a very significant increase in the minimum wage” in line with what was done in the previous legislature, but never indicated a value. concrete.

Also according to João Leão, the increase in the minimum wage will have an impact on around 100,000 workers in the public administration.

Last week, Prime Minister António Costa promised to “significantly increase” the national minimum wage, “as a sign of confidence in those who work,” in response to the PCP leader who complained about the “signals” given. for the goverment.

At the end of September, the Government began to listen to the social partners about the increase in the national minimum wage in 2021, but did not present a proposal although it maintains the objective of updating it from the current 635 euros to 750 euros at the end of the legislature.

Between 2011 and 2014, the minimum wage remained frozen at 485 euros, having subsequently increased to 505 euros in 2015, 530 euros in 2016, 557 euros in 2017, 580 euros in 2018, 600 euros in 2019 and 635 euros in 2020.