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POLAND: Social Dialogue Council Fails To Reach Agreement On 2025 Minimum Wage

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  • The Social Dialogue Council (SDC) failed to reach agreement on the minimum wage hike and the increase in public-sector wages in 2025, which increases the likelihood of the implementation of the government's original proposals (i.e. increases by 7.6% and 4.1% respectively). Employer lobby Confederation Lewiatan said that the Finance Minister is still considering an increase in public-sector wages that would be higher than the inflation rate (which the government assumes to average at +4.1% Y/Y in 2025) but still safe for the budget. The government has until September 15 to announce its final decision.
  • Opposition MP Marcin Romanowski was released from detention on the back of a late-night court decision citing the immunity granted to him due to his status as a substitute-member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He was earlier stripped off his ordinary parliamentary immunity amid a probe into his conduct as Deputy Minister of Justice, when he was allegedly involved in the misuse of funds from the so-called Justice Fund created within the ministry. The outcome is a setback for the ruling coalition, who had pledged to hold the previous administration accountable for alleged transgressions.
  • WP.pl reports that the Left is in talks with PM Donald Tusk on the proposal to re-table a bill decriminalising abortion after the original bill was rejected in parliament, despite the PM's declaration that all lawmakers from his caucus will vote in favour.
  • Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported that it seems that the fiscal restrictions associated with launching EU Excessive Deficit Procedure against Poland are unlikely to affect the 2025 stage budget.
  • Statistics Poland will release data on consumer confidence at 09:00BST/10:00CEST.

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