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France raises minimum wage

Government announced the first real-terms increase in the minimum wage for six years but limited the rise to 0.6 percentage points above inflation.

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France’s socialist government announced the first real-terms increase in the minimum wage for six years on Tuesday, but limited the rise to 0.6 percentage points above inflation as it sought to balance election promises with fears of damaging employment, reports The Financial Times.

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