PS wants to increase the minimum wage from 2,000 to 2,800 euros. “If your wages are higher, it becomes more difficult to do business”

“I would rather aim for that major tax reform,” says Stijn Baert, professor of Labor Economics (UGent), about the PS proposal to increase the gross minimum wage from 2,000 to 2,800 euros. But what will be the impact of this decision on the net salary? And on the economy? “This is a dangerous path, especially for Belgium.”

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