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38.5% minimum wage hike for 2027 would widen fiscal deficit by COP 11 trillion, according to academic estimate

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An academic estimate calculates that a 38.5% increase in the 2027 minimum wage would widen the fiscal deficit by COP 11 trillion, equivalent to an additional 0.55 percentage points of GDP, compared with the 9.4% projection for that year, according to Portafolio.

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