Europe 1 with AFP 10:28 a.m., March 31, 2022

According to the Ministry of Labour, the minimum wage will automatically increase between 2.4% and 2.6% on May 1st with the effects of inflation.

The exact increase will be known on April 15 when INSEE publishes its final estimate of the price increase in March.

The minimum wage will automatically increase on May 1 between 2.4% and 2.6% due to the high inflation recorded over the past four months, according to an estimate from the Ministry of Labor contacted by AFP on Thursday.

The exact increase will be known on April 15 when INSEE publishes its final estimate of the price increase in March.

According to its provisional estimate published Thursday, the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) stood at 4.5% in March over one year.

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