dpa/picture-alliance, Monika Skolimowska

The minimum wage algorithm assumes that it is 45-50% of the national average, with a tendency towards 50%. The algorithm provides a minimum wage of €740 in 2025, €780 in 2026, €820 in 2027 and €860 in 2028. This year, the minimum wage is €700 per month.

There are also plans to simplify the non-taxable minimum, setting it at €510 in 2025, €550 in 2026, and €570 in 2027. In 2028, too, the non-taxable minimum is currently planned at €570, but this could be increased from a budgetary p...