The minimum salary in the public sector will be 3,500 lei as from May 1, as a bill that was adopted by Parliament after giving it two readings provides, IPN reports.

The public sector employees who will have a minimum monthly salary lower than 3,500 lei when the given provisions take effect will get compensatory payments.

A sum of 136 million lei is needed for implementing the provisions this year. The money will be allocated from the state budget.

The minimum guaranteed monthly salary in the public sector is examined annually taking into account the minimum subsistence level for a given year. In 2020, the subsistence level was 2,000 lei, in 2021 it was 2,200 lei, while for this year it is 3,100 lei.