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The proposal would index the gross minimum hourly wage by 1.8 percent, using a 12-month moving average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) through August 2025. The mechanism is intended to track price developments over time rather than mirror short-term inflation swings. Under the draft measure, the gross minimum hourly wage would rise from Cg. 11.72 to Cg. 11.93 (Caribbean guilder), and the corresponding gross minimum monthly wage would be Cg. 2,066.28, based on the applicable calculation method.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory process unfolded on an unusually compressed timetable. The SER received the formal request for advice on December 15, leaving limited time before the intended effective date. As a result, the advisory council said, there was little scope for the customary round of consultations with social partners and external experts that often accompanies advice on significant socioeconomic measures.<\/p>\n<p>In its review, the SER examined the proposal against the legal framework of the National Ordinance on Minimum Wages, with attention to legislative intent and requirements linked to legal certainty and transparency. The SER also assessed the measure in Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s socioeconomic context, drawing on available data on prices, incomes, labor-market conditions and sectors where the minimum wage plays a significant role.<\/p>\n<p>The SER further reviewed the policy and economic rationale set out in the explanatory memorandum, including the consistency of the figures, the assumptions about how many workers could be affected by indexation and the way potential effects were presented. The SER also considered a macroeconomic impact analysis prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development and based on the Curalyse model, consistent with standard caveats associated with model-based projections.<\/p>\n<p>The SER said it documented its methodology explicitly in the advisory. The assessment relied on a systematic literature review and additional desk research; separate consultations could not be organized within the available period in a manner consistent with customary standards of diligence and depth.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Add to any &#8211; niet aanpassen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<pre><code><div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_24 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/ser.cw\/en\/2025\/12\/23\/ser-curacao-advises-on-minimum-wage-set-to-take-effect-january-1\/\" data-a2a-title=\"SER Cura\u00e7ao advises on minimum wage set to take effect January 1\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ser.cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2017\/12\/share.png\" alt=\"Share\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Post Navigation &#8211; niet aanpassen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; hide_prev=&#8221;off&#8221; hide_next=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f4fbff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title title=&#8221;off&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Post Title &#8211; niet aanpassen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Under intense time pressure\u2019<br \/>\nWILLEMSTAD, December 22, 2025 \u2014 The Social and Economic Council of Cura\u00e7ao (SER) submitted its advice on Monday to the Minister of Social Development, Labor and Welfare (SOAW), Charetti America-Francisca, on a proposed adjustment to the statutory minimum wage scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":38278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SER-advies uit over initiatiefvoorstel tot herziening OZB-stelsel<\/span><\/h1><p>Willemstad, 15 juli 2025 \u2013 De Sociaal-Economische Raad (SER) heeft op vrijdag 11 juli jongstleden een advies uitgebracht over de initiatiefontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening inzake de belastingheffing van onroerende zaken (Landsverordening onroerendezaakbelasting 2014). Het advies werd uitgebracht op verzoek van de Staten van Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p><p>Het initiatiefvoorstel is afkomstig van de fractie van de MAN in de Staten, die zich hierbij beroept op het recht van initiatief zoals vastgelegd in artikel 77 van de Staatsregeling van Cura\u00e7ao (A.B. 2010, no. 86). Dit artikel verleent Statenleden de bevoegdheid om wetsvoorstellen zelfstandig in te dienen en aan de regering voor te dragen.<\/p><p>Met het ontwerp beogen de indieners een herziening van het huidige OZB-stelsel, onder meer door aanpassing van de tariefstructuur, verhoging van de vrijstellingsdrempel en vereenvoudiging van de administratieve verwerking van de belasting op onroerende zaken.<\/p><p>De Staten zullen het advies van de SER betrekken bij hun verdere beraadslaging over het initiatiefwetsvoorstel.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_type":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[438,398],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-en","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SER Cura\u00e7ao advises on minimum wage set to take effect January 1 - 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