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Latest NewsMarx opposes minimum wage plan10 October 2012The head of the commission representing Catholic bishops from the European Union has criticised plans for a minimum wage in his native Germany and warned that a tax on wealth would resemble a "class struggle". "Any regulation of earnings poses problems for a free society and should be considered only as a last resort," said Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the Brussels-based COMECE, which helps to define the Church's stance on economic and social issues in Europe. "Minimum pay means a capitulation by the social market economy, in which the sides of a collective contract take responsibility for determining appropriate remuneration." The centre-right Government of Chancellor Angela Merkel in April announced plans for an "adjustable and differentiated" minimum hourly rate of €7.79 (£6.26) in Germany's western states. For other recent bulletins, select from the list here: |
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