“As we agreed with the trade unions and employers at the end of last year and reconfirmed today (i.e. Thursday), in the meeting of the National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue, we will raise the minimum gross wage per country guaranteed in payment to RON3,700, starting July 1. At the same time, we will maintain the RON200 non-taxable portion of minimum wage until the end of the year, which, together with the efforts to reduce inflation, protects the purchasing power of low-income employees,” Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said in a statement to the media issued by the government.
A gross minimum wage of RON3,700 translates into a net minimum wage of a little more than RON2,300.
Over the past 15 years, the minimum wage has increased year by year.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)