Real wages are growing in Italy,
Premier Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday.
"Real wages are growing in contrast to what happened in the
past," she in a video message published after a cabinet meeting,
on the eve of Labour Day on May 1st.
"Between 2013 and 2022, with the previous governments, in the
rest of Europe the purchasing power of wages increased by 2.5%,
while in Italy it decreased by 2%.
"Since October 2023 the trend has changed and families are
gradually recovering their purchasing power with a wage dynamic
that is better, and not worse, than that of the rest of Europe.
"There is clearly still a lot to do, but the numbers that
ultimately tell the reality are encouraging".
The premier's statement came a day after statistics agency Istat
said Italian wages were 8% lower than 2021 in real terms, and
President Sergio Mattarella said Italian families were
struggling with insufficient wages.
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