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Latin American Economy & Business - January 2017 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Venezuela: Large minimum wage hike will fuel inflation

The government has defended its decision to increase the minimum wage by 50% on the basis that such a large hike was necessary to respond to soaring inflation. Yet by printing money to fund the increase, the authorities are trapped in a vicious circle of monetary creation and ever-increasing domestic prices.

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