The Parliamentary Commission for Economic Issues rejected the proposal to amend the Minimum Wage Law that would have raised the minimum wage to 600 euros. In the vote, members of the ruling coalition voted against the proposal.

The opposition party accused the coalition partners of having "money for luxury items, furniture, bags, and airplanes" but not for workers. The statement noted that the trade union consumer basket exceeds 67,000 denars, while costs for food and electricity continue to rise.

Alongside the rejection of the minimum wage increase, Parliament adopted laws reducing the coefficients for calculating salaries of over a thousand officials - a measure that critics say deepens the disparity between the incomes of state officials and workers.

The opposition criticism cited specific tenders awarded to connected firms - 161 for one company, 51 for another, 74 for a third, and an alleged 1.2 million euros for a company close to a coalition partner through the Post Office. The government rejected these accusations.

The opposition proposed a solution through redistribution of funds - reducing spending on luxury items in the budget and redirecting them toward increasing minimum wages. The proposal did not receive the Commission's support.

The minimum wage issue remains unresolved, and the opposition announced it will continue to lobby for this matter in Parliament.