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ANOTHER REASON FOR AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE

The value of the union minimum basket for the month of July 2025 is 65,328.00 denars, and compared to the value of the Union minimum basket for the month of June 2025. which is 64,698.00 denars, it has increased by 630.00 denars.

With a rented apartment of 60 square meters for the month of July, it is 80,703.00 denars.

The value of the Union minimum basket for food and beverages, for those 63 products that the Union minimum basket for July 2025 follows, is 23,682.00 denars compared to June 2025 (23,167.00 denars) and has increased by 515.00 denars.

From the data of the Trade Union Minimum Basket, it is evident that after the active government measures ended, the value of the trade union minimum basket in three months has increased by 2,637.00 denars, or 4.20%, while in food and beverages in two months there has been an increase of 2,202.00 denars, or 10.25%.

Life in Macedonia is becoming more expensive, and salaries are insufficient to provide the most basic conditions for a dignified life, and therefore an increase in the minimum wage and all other salaries is necessary!

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