Brazilian Government
Proposes Minimum Wage Of
US$286 Dollars
BRASILIA, - Brazilian
government proposed
Wednesday to make a
12-percent readjustment
to the minimum wage from
the currently 415 reais
(256 U.S dollars) to
464.7 reais (286dollars)
in 2009.
Planning, Budget and
Administration Minister
Paulo Bernardo presented
the proposal to the
Senate Wednesday.
The readjustment
corresponded to the
variation of the
National Index of Prices
to the Consumer in the
last 12 months and the
real growth of gross
domestic product (GDP).
He also said it will be
an increase of almost 40
percent in the resources
for education and a
primary surplus in the
public sector, the
equivalent of 3.8
percent of the GDP.
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