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Portugal ready to finance a minimum wage increase

The government is considering the possibility of covering part of the increase in the minimum wage through the state budget. This measure, which involves covering part of the single social tax (ISU), corresponding to the increase in charges linked to the 30 euro increase in the national minimum wage, will be financed by the state budget.

Portugal ready to finance a minimum wage increase

Emphasizing that this was neither a reduction nor an exemption from the single social tax (IST), the Minister of the Economy specified that this measure reflected an effort by the State budget. To support businesses and to mitigate the impact of the rise in the minimum wage, which will lead to an increase in employers' Social Security contributions.

Il ne s’agit pas d’une exemption ou une réduction de l’UST. Ce que le gouvernement va faire est bien différent. Cette augmentation va être supportée par le budget de l’État, afin de pouvoir soutenir les entreprises déjà bien touchées par le COVID-19.

Afin également d’atténuer l’impact de l’augmentation du salaire minimum, qui génère naturellement une augmentation des cotisations sociale. Le gouvernement étudie la possibilité de prendre en charge l’augmentation des coûts résultant de l’UST qui devront être payés en raison de cette augmentation du salaire minimum.

Pedro Siza Vieira spoke at the press conference where he presented the measures that make up the new business support package, approuvé aujourd’hui en Conseil des ministres, suite à l’impact de la pandémie et aux mesures nécessaires pour la contenir et qui envisage à la fois la prolongation des mesures déjà lancées et le lancement de nouveaux soutiens.

Le salaire minimum national augmentera de 30 euros en janvier 2021, passant de l’actuel 635 euros à 665 euros. Pour compenser cette augmentation, le gouvernement va également actualiser les marchés publics et mettre en place une ligne de crédit pour les entreprises exportatrices d’une valeur de 4 000 euros par travailleur.

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