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Unions jump on soft inflation to justify bigger minimum wage increase

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Unions have seized on soft inflation figures to justify their bid for a $41-a-week increase in the minimum wage.

In its reply submission to the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review, the ACTU said March quarter figures of 2.4 per cent headline inflation should reassure the panel it could award a substantial increase this year in the wages of 2.9 million workers.

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