The ideal minimum wage for a family per month would be R$ 6,832.20, calculates the entity
In March, the cost of basic basket it increased in 10 of the 17 Brazilian capitals analyzed National survey on the basic food basketpublished monthly by Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese).
The largest increases were recorded in Recife (5.81%), Fortaleza (5.66%), Natal (4.49%) and Aracaju (3.90%). The most significant reductions were observed in Rio de Janeiro (-2.47%), Porto Alegre (-2.43%), Campo Grande (-2.43%) and Belo Horizonte (-2.06%).
The most expensive trash can was found in Sao Paulowhere the set of basic foods costs, on average, 813.26 BRL. This is followed by the baskets of Rio de Janeiro (R$ 812.25), Florianópolis (R$ 791.21) and Porto Alegre (R$ 777.43).
In the cities of the North and Northeast, where the composition of the basket is different, the lowest average values were recorded in Aracaju (R$ 555.22), João Pessoa (R$ 583.23) and Recife (R$ 592, 19).
Ideal minimum wage
Based on the value of the most expensive basket in the country – that of Sao Paulo – and taking into account the constitutional determination which establishes that the minimum salary must be sufficient to cover the expenses of a worker and his family for food, housing, health, education, clothing, hygiene, transportation, leisure and social security, Dieese estimated that the ideal minimum wage should be R $ 6,832, 20 in March, a value 4.84 times higher than the current minimum wage, R$ 1,412. /BRAZIL AGENCY
Source: Terra
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