End-September, the Labor Ministry proposed a list of 25 activity sectors.
A list put forward by unionists in May included 39 activity sectors, which entailed 40 different minimum wages (one for each sector, plus the public sector).
Romania currently has two different minimum wages, one proposed by the Government, of 670 lei (EUR155.6), and one stated in the national collective work contract, of RON710 (EUR165).
The Government has recently decided to increase the minimum wage for next year to RON700 (EUR162.6). (EUR1=RON4.3045)