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Fix it and forget it: Index the minimum wage to growth in average wages

Briefing Paper #251

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The minimum wage needs to be restored to a value where it can ensure a healthy standard of living, and it needs to be indexed going forward so that its value relative to the wages of other workers no longer erodes over time simply because prices rise.


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