The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is determined to push through a minimum wage increase to 15 euros, if necessary through legislative means. According to SPD General Secretary Matthias Miersch, the party will give the minimum wage commission the opportunity to consider the European minimum wage directive. Miersch stated in an interview with the “Stern” that the party will wait for the commission’s decision, adding that if necessary, they will replace the commission’s inaction with legislative action, as they did in 2021. With an SPD-led government, the minimum wage is expected to rise to 15 euros, as outlined in the party’s recently adopted program, with the goal of achieving this by at least 2026 at the latest. The minimum wage has been set at 12.82 euros since the start of the year, after the commission’s decision, which was not unanimous for the first time. The SPD’s election program calls for the minimum wage to be aligned with the European directive, which recommends a minimum wage of at least 60 percent of the median income in Germany. The party will ensure that this European right is taken into account by the minimum wage commission in the future, as stated in the program.
15 Euro Mindestlohn: SPD Draws the Line!
