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The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS) and UGS “Nezavisnost” rejected the Serbian government’s proposal to increase the minimum labor price from four to six percent in 2021, said representatives of those two members of the Economic-Social Council.
SSSS Council Secretary Zoran Mihajlović told Beta that the government’s proposal falls short of all expectations.
Representatives of the Government of Serbia in the working group for the negotiations on the increase of the minimum price of labor for 2021 proposed an increase from four to six percent in today’s negotiations.
Employers supported such a proposal, with the concession to raise the non-taxable part of the salary from 16,000 dinars to 19,000 and reduce taxes and contributions on salaries, and the unions demand that the minimum wage be equal to the minimum food basket of 37,500 dinars, as agreed two years ago. years.
“The government’s proposal is absolutely unacceptable and is below the minimum we expected,” Mihajlović said.
He added that they were surprised by the government’s proposal and that “such a rate of increase in the minimum wage will never reach the value of the minimum food basket.”
Mihajlović estimated that with such a minimal increase in the price of labor, the promise of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić of an average salary of 900 euros in 2025 cannot be realized.
UGS “Nezavisnost” president Zoran Stojiljković said that the government’s proposal was “absolutely unacceptable”.
“There are clear economic criteria to calculate the percentage increase in the minimum price of labor and the social value of the minimum consumption basket,” Stojiljković said.
He added that the growth rate would be higher than the government’s proposal if only elements of the projection of growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) were taken into account on its growth of six percent next year and the projected inflation of two percent. , without taking into account the minimum. consumer baskets.
Stojiljkovic said there is a big fight coming from the unions to reach a better compromise solution on raising the minimum wage for all employees.
“Nobody in this country, who does anything, should go home at the end of the month with a salary of less than 300 euros,” Stojiljković said.
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