Wages will stay the same

[NewsWhore]

Prices are going up, but wages are staying the same, at least for now. According to El Caribe, the DR's business sector is not willing to discuss a salary increase for employees, arguing that various sectors should meet to analyze the pressures caused by high fuel prices before deciding. National Council for Private Business (CONEP) president Lisandro Macarulla explains that "it is not convenient to speak of a wage increase right now: instead there must be an analysis of the economy's development, taking the international crisis into consideration". He added that there is no way the country can continue to grow in the way it has over the last forty years without tackling basic issues like education and quality of life. He said that once those issues are addressed, officials can discuss possible wage increases. CNUS workers' union leader Jose Abreu said that Macarulla's statements are all very well, but while he makes his assertions prices are increasing disproportionately.

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