On Wednesday, October 26, the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, mentioned the minimal wage, pensions, and the remuneration of civil servants shall be adjusted above inflation in 2023.
The actual wage enhance is a promise from Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party – PL, proper) to match Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party – PT, left) within the race for the Presidency of the Republic.
In an occasion with enterprise folks in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), Guedes once more denied that research of the Ministry of Economy opposite to the adjustment for inflation have his approval.
“If we gave increases for minimum wage, for pensions and benefits during the tragedy and the war, now that the pandemic is gone, we would give an increase above inflation,” he mentioned.
Currently, the minimal wage is R$1,212 (US$226). In the funds of the Bolsonaro authorities, the worth offered for subsequent 12 months is R$1,302.
Economists consulted by the Focus Bulletin consider that inflation this 12 months will shut at 5.6%.
With info from Poder360