Government raised minimum wage, vital and mobile with step-up to August

After the failed agreement between the members of the Salary Council, the amounts for the next four months were established in the Official Gazette

Without agreement in the Salary Council, the government unilaterally re-established a base salary increase for registered workers: it went from $296,832 in March to $302,600 in April, an increase of $5,768. With this update it lost 3 points relative to accumulated inflation until March. Read more

The national government officialized a new update of the Minimum, Vital and Mobile Wage (SMVM) through a decree, after negotiations between trade union representatives and employers failed. The bill will have a direct impact on unregistered workers, social programs and welfare plans that use the minimum wage as a reference. How much will be the Minimum Wage month by month As of April 2025, the SMVM will adjust progressively until August with the…

The amount is going to rise just over eleven lucas: from $296,832 to $308,200. The new value is less than half of what the guilds claimed.

Illustration: Marcelo Spotti Since he assumed Milei, 35 billion pesos have been transferred from the workers to the richest. The data comes from a report by MATE that also reveals that, despite the celebrations of Caputo, salaries are still worse than in the government of Alberto Fernández. By Gladys Stagno, for Canal Abierto. “The registered private real salary has been at the highest level since August 2018,” said the Minister of Economy, Luis…

The government of Javier Milei ordered new increases in the Vital and Mobile Minimum Wage. The decision, which determined staggered increases until August, was formalized through Resolution 5/2025, published on Friday May 9 in the Official Gazette and raised the salary floor to ARS$ ARS$308,200 from the current month. Following the failed agreement between the business chambers and members of the Salary Council, which make up representatives of …