Proposed minimum wage rise which retailers claim would 'decimate' them is 'stingy', says TD

The 5% increase, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission, would bring the minimum wage to €14.15 an hour

People Before Profit's Paul Murphy said: 'The Government claims it wants to address child poverty in the Budget - if it is serious at all it must abolish sub-minimum pay rates for young workers and increase the National Minimum Wage to €17 an hour for all workers.' File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

A proposal to increase the minimum wage by 65c an hour in next month’s Budget has been described as “stingy” and insufficient for low-paid workers.

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy said the increase to the minimum wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission would still leave workers €104 a week short of meeting a minimum essential standard of living based on 2025 prices.