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Government, Employers and Organized Labour are likely to settle on a new daily minimum wage today.The Tripartite committee has been meeting over the past months to settle on new minimum wage before May, 01.JOYBUSINESS has learnt that Organized Labour is proposing a 15.2 percent increase which will translate into 5 Ghana cedis 16 pesewas. Government however, is considering offering a bit lower than this.Employers on the other hand are looking at an increment which is not more than the projected inflation rate of 9 percent for this year.The committee would also agree on a new income tax free threshold, which means that those who earn below a certain amount in a year would be exempted from taxes.The National Daily Minimum wage is expected to serve as a guide for salary adjustments in the public and private sectors if it is increased upwards.The minimum wage also serves as a benchmark below which no worker in the country is expected to be paid.

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