Prime Minister Edi Rama says the minimum wage will reach 500 euros next January.
In a live chat with followers on social media, the head of government responded to a commenter who wrote that he had promised a salary increase, but had done nothing.
According to Rama, the average salary has increased twice.
"If there is one thing that is very evident, it is precisely the increase in salaries in the country that has also impacted the increase in salaries in the private sector, where today we have an average salary combined with the public-private sector, 830 euros. Meanwhile, when we took office, the average salary in the public sector was 372 euros, while in 2024 the year ended according to INSTAT with an average salary of 1000 euros.
It is very clear that in 2030 the average salary will be 1230 euros in the public sector. We are in conditions where we have increased the average salary by more than 2 and a half times. We are at these figures, and the reason why we lag behind the masses is that when I say things there in reality, it is the people who have those things tangible.
"When I say that the minimum wage was 157 euros, those who have the minimum wage know what I'm talking about. In June, we will convey to companies the decision that the minimum wage will be 500 euros next January, people know it," Rama said.