Veterans Law hinders growth of minimum wage for private sector

The rise in the minimum threshold would mean automatic growth of veteran war pension from 170 to the minimum threshold set by the state, which has continued to remain unchanged since 2011.

Until the state administration has a new threshold of 239 euros, the minimum wage threshold for the private sector would increase for more than 32m euros annually the financial cost to veterans, as their pension would increase for 69 euros.

Currently, about 39 thousand veterans receive 170 euros per month from the state budget.

Labour Minister Skender Recica was part of the Social Economic Council when the decision was made to raise the minimum wage from 170 to 250.

This remained only on paper, and Recica says the rise in public sector pay has deepened the gap with the private sector wage.

While acknowledging that the government had no will at that time to raise the minimum wage.

That is because, says Recica, the Ministry of Finance on the basis of analysis came to the conclusion that there may be budgetary complications.

Recica says the minimum wage will be considered after the new composition of the Social Economic Council again.

He believes he will also receive the support of the Government, namely the Ministry of Finance.

In the past government, to avoid such a financial problem, the Ministry of Labour, Finance and Monetary Fund had drafted a new veterans' law, completely removing Article 18.

“Kohavision” has also asked the Finance Ministry, which Bedri Hamza is running, but the Information Office has suggested that on this matter, the response should be sought by the Ministry of Labour and Social Management.