The National Confederation of Employers believes that the minimum monthly wage should be much lower than the union’s proposal of 8,050 lei. At the same time, the Ministry of Finance is considering an increase to a maximum of 6,300 lei, reports IPN.

The Vice President of CNSM, Sergiu Sainciuc, presented a report according to which, monetary poverty has increased from 31% to 33.6% in 2024. At the same time, an international study shows that the minimum subsistence level in the Republic of Moldova is 6,828 lei for a child and an adult, and the minimum wage covers only 70% of this need. This comes in the context of a 10% increase in the estimated cost of living for 2025.

“The jump to 8050 lei is quite significant for the country’s economy and can lead to the cessation or even bankruptcy of many companies, which will not be able to afford to adapt to new expenses,” stated the president of the National Confederation of Employers, Leonid Cerescu.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection continues to support the Government’s policy of gradually increasing the minimum wage, an approach also supported by the Ministry of Finance.

Representatives of the Ministry of Finance have stated that an optimal proposal for raising the minimum wage would be 6,300 lei, which would require an additional allocation of at least 430 million lei from the national budget and local budgets. In the ministry’s opinion, an increase to 6,500 lei would have a significant impact on local budgets, which could not currently cope with this increase.