Czech finance minister says wage increases to be lower next year

PRAGUE: Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerova said on Monday she had proposed to raise public sector wages by 2pc across the board to match inflation in 2020, plus additional increases coming from money saved by restructuring at individual departments.

She said after meeting union and employers' representatives that wage increases would not be as high as in the past years apart from teachers whose pay should rise by 10pc next year.

Trade unions have asked for public sector wages to rise by 10pc next year.