Salario mínimo 2026: aumento de dos dígitos aumentaría la informalidad y perjudicaría a los jubilados, dice Fenalco
Señaló además que un incremento elevado en el salario mínimo dificultaría que el Banco de la República continúe reduciendo las tasas de interés. Foto: iStock
TL;DR
- A double-digit increase in the minimum wage could negatively affect the economy and workers.
- Increasing wages above inflation may not improve purchasing power due to simultaneous price increases.
- This could create a cycle of wage-price inflation (indexation).
- A significant wage hike might increase informality, especially among small and medium-sized businesses.
- It could make it harder for the Central Bank to reduce interest rates due to inflationary pressure.
- Public sector payroll costs would increase, funded by taxpayer money.
- Pensions exceeding one minimum wage would widen the gap with living costs.
- Fenalco concludes that a disproportionate increase would not benefit the country sustainably.