Premier Cho: Public Sector Salary Hike Subject to Committee Review, Hopes to Meet Social Expectations

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At a press conference, Premier Cho Jung-tai stated that any salary adjustment for military personnel, civil servants, and teachers will be subject to evaluation by a review committee. He said the government welcomes responding to social expectations through pay raises amid economic growth, to make people's lives more stable. He also revealed that the minimum wage is expected to exceed NT$30,000 next year. Furthermore, the government plans to draft a "Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Transformation and Upgrading Act" and allocate a larger budget to assist traditional industries.