asked the Minister for Finance the comparable percentage by which wage rates have increased in each of the countries participating in the EMS since it was formed.
Written Answers. - EMS Wage Rates.
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The following table reproduces the latest information available on the increase in compensation per employee in 1979 and 1980 in EMS members as published in the EEC Annual Economic Report 1980-81.
|
Country |
Percentage increase in compensation per employee, 1979 and 1980 |
|
|
1979 |
1980¹ |
|
|
Ireland |
16.6 |
22.0² |
|
Denmark |
9.1 |
9.1 |
|
Germany |
5.5 |
6.8 |
|
France |
13.1 |
14.0 |
|
Italy |
17.8 |
22.3 |
|
Netherlands |
5.9 |
5.5 |
|
Belgium |
6.0 |
7.4 |
|
Luxembourg |
6.5 |
7.7 |
1Preliminary Estimate.
2Latest Irish Estimate.