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Andrew Brown

Minister coy on inflation-linked minimum wage rise

Workers unions will be seeking a wage rise for low-paid employees that will match inflation. Photo: AAP

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has called for workers to receive a sustainable pay rise, despite not saying whether the government backed a minimum wage increase that matched inflation.

With submissions to the Fair Work Commission on next financial year’s minimum wage rise due to close, unions have called for an increase above seven per cent.

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