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Rachel Reeves could announce an above-inflation rise to the minimum wage when she delivers her first budget tomorrow, reports suggest.It's believed the chancellor will raise the minimum amount by up to 6% for more than a million low-paid workers next year.The changes would follow the new government's instruction to the Low Pay Commission, which recommends minimum wage rates, to include the cost of living in how it works out the rate.
12 an hour - in line with the commission's forecast last year.Ms Reeves is also expected to announce a larger increase for younger workers aged 18 to 20 in a bid to bring their rate closer to the adult wage.The minimum wage rose by more than 9% a year in 2023 and 2024 as high inflation hammered the country, in an effort to meet the previous government's target of raising rates to two-thirds of median earnings.
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