Belgium: minimum wage to rise to €2,000 on 1 April

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The minimum wage in Belgium will be increased by €35.70 from 1 April, taking the level of pay from €1,994.18 to €2,029.88 gross per month. This increase was ratified during the negotiations on the 2021-2022 interprofessional agreement and reaffirmed during the presentation of the 2024 budget by employment minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne (Socialist Party). The budget provided for several increases. The first, of €76.28, was applied from 1 April 2022. A third increase of €37.70 will come into effec

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