The Professional Production Trade Union of the Confederation of Trade
Unions says it will send a note to Parliament and the Government
demanding pay increases for private sector workers.

The union says the private sector accounts for 80 percent of GDP, but
the Government and Parliament have decided to increase the salaries of
state workers by 53 percent. The union says the Government and
Parliament must provide measures for increasing the wages of the 850,000
workers in the private sector. The union suggests allocating money for
the increases in the state budget, as well as reducing the value-added
and income taxes.

The union says that, if the private sector increased salaries across the
board by 53 percent, 300,000 workers would be fired. That is why the
union says it is calling on the Government and Parliament for
assistance.