December 3 (SeeNews) - Croatia's government said it decided to propose to parliament to endorse an increase of the minimum net monthly wage to 3,000 kuna ($459/405 euro) from 2,751 kuna.
The minimum net wage in the country will be increased by 248 kuna, or 9%, as of next year, prime minister Andrej Plenkovic said in a statement on Friday.
The minimum gross monthly wage will be lifted to 3,750 kuna from 3,439 kuna, Plenkovic said.
"After this increase, the minimum wage in Croatia will be higher than in the Czech Republic, where it is 469 euro, Slovakia and Poland, where it is 480 euro, and Estonia, where it is 500 euro," he added.
The minimum gross monthly wage will be equal to 44.85% of the average wage as of next year.
According to the latest Eurostat data, the minimum gross monthly wage in July was 464 euro in Croatia, above the levels in Bulgaria - 261 euro, Lithuania - 400 euro, Romania - 407 euro, Latvia - 430 euro, and Hungary - 445 euro.
(1 euro = 7.40239 kuna)