SKOPJE, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The new government in Macedonia is planning to raise the minimum salary to the projected level of 12,000 MKD (223 U.S. dollars), local media reported Monday, citing official sources.
The Macedonian Finance Ministry said in a press statement that it has already started open dialogues with groups of interest to introduce the new initiative taken by the government.
Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski told reporters that the increase of minimum salary was one of the electoral promises so the new executive led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) was set to keep it.
"The minimum salary is projected at MKD 12,000 and the money will be planned for this purpose after rebalancing the budget," local media quoted Tevdosvki as saying in a press statement.
In the meantime, the ministry has informed that it will continue discussions this week with trade unions, chambers of commerce and employers, business associations etc to get their proposals and suggestions.
The new initiative to raise minimum salary will be debated later at the Economic and Social Council, local media reported.
