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Poppy Johnston and Kat Wong

Wages bump unlikely to concern Reserve Bank: economists

The ACTU says giving low-paid workers a wage rise will stimulate business and drive growth. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The Reserve Bank's inflation battle is unlikely to be thrown off course by a bump for Australia's lowest-paid workers, economists say.

Millions of employees on minimum and award wages will get a 3.75 per cent pay rise from July following the Fair Work Commission's annual decision.

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