Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-23
Premier William Lai says that media reports on Monday about a planned adjustment to
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the national minimum wage are mistaken.
The reports said that Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji recently held a meeting with aides where it was decided to raise the monthly minimum wage by nearly 5%. On Tuesday, however, Lai said no such meeting had taken place.
Lai’s statement comes as a number of officials, including the president, have spoken to the media about the issue of Taiwan’s stagnant wages. In a radio interview last week, Vice Premier Shih said Taiwan could bring the monthly minimum wage up to NT$30,000 (US$1,000) in the next few years.
Asked whether he agreed with his deputy’s assessment, Lai said Tuesday that he will have greater confidence if domestic investment increases. [SOURCE]