Shahini: Minimum wages in Kosovo the lowest in the region, government must increase them

The president of the Business Alliance, Agim Shahini, stated that the minimum wage in Kosovo is the lowest in the region, amounting to €350, but that this sum does not cover the needs of the consumer basket. He sees the solution in a government decision to raise the minimum wage.

“The minimum wage in Kosovo is the lowest in the entire Balkans, €350. With such a minimum income, workers cannot live for 15 days. At this moment, the minimum wage should be at least €500,” Shahini told for Kosovo Online.

He added that this amount does not cover the consumer basket and emphasized that the government should make a decision to increase the minimum wage.

“That wage in no way covers the consumer basket, and the government should adopt a decision to raise the minimum wage,” Shahini stressed.