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The planned minimum wage increase from 2026 is critical. Experts doubt whether the specified amounts are legally permissible.
Colombia’s 2026 Minimum Wage Debate: What an 11%+ Hike Could Mean for Inflation
Colombia is heading into its annual minimum-wage showdown with a simple-sounding idea and complicated consequences. A senior minister floated taking the 2026 package (base plus transport stipend) to about 1.8 million pesos ($466) using today’s market rate, more than 11% above today’s 1.62 million ($420). For people abroad, that looks like a straightforward pay boost. […]
An Increase of More than 11% in the Minimum Wage Would Leave the Cpi Far From the Goal of the Issuer
If the increase is to reach $1.8 million with transport assistance, as proposed by the Ministry, inflation would be around 4.41% and 4.48% in 2026, according to Bancolombia.
On the eve of negotiations to set Colombia's minimum wage for 2026, Interior Minister Armando Benedetti announced the national government's position on the adjustment, which will benefit approximately three million workers. The minister asserted that wage earners have experienced a sustained recovery in purchasing power, a result of increases that, in recent years, have outpaced inflation and have been complemented by the effects of the labor re…
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