Overview
- The Labour Ministry has tabled a 3.1% rise of €37 per month to €1,221 in 14 payments, which would total €17,094 a year if approved.
- Officials estimate about 2.4 million workers nationwide and roughly 125,000 in Galicia would be affected.
- Unions CCOO and UGT seek a 7.5% increase to around €1,273, while employers’ group CEOE proposes a 1.5% lift to about €1,202.
- Advisers outlined two paths: a 3.1% hike if the SMI remains exempt from income tax or 4.7% if it becomes taxable, making tax status a pivotal issue.
- Talks are ongoing with a decision expected in the coming weeks, and any approved rise would be paid retroactively with back pay from January 1.