Larger than expected minimum wage jump proposed // Mayor calls on Municipal Police to detain suspects

Portuguese news in English on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Larger than expected minimum wage jump proposed

The government has proposed a larger than expected minimum wage increase that would put the lowest paid workers on €1020 a month by the end of its term in 2028, Público reports. The Social Democratic Party’s (PSD) €50 annual increase – starting at €870 next year – would go further than the plan it took to t…