text: Budget wage increase between 2009 and 2013 (Gonzi Administration) and between 2014 and 2018 (Muscat Administration) The Minimum Monthly Wage in 2008 was €617. 2009 – Wage Increase €4.08 / Week = €212.16 / Year = €17.68 / Month – MW €634.68 . 2010 – Wage Increase €5.82 / Week = €302.64 / Year = €25.22 / Month – MW €659.90. 2011 – Wage Increase €1.16 / Week = €60.32 / Year = €5.02 / Month – MW €664.92. 2012 – Wage Increase €4.66 / Week = €242.32 / Year = €20.19 / Month – MW €685.11. 2013 – Wage Increase €4.08 / Week = €212.16 / Year = €17.68 / Month – MW €702.79. Overall Total 2009 – 2013.€19.80 / Week = €1029.60 / Year = €85.79 / Month – MW €702.79 (+ €85.79 from 2008). Muscat Administration, 2014 – Wage Increase €3.49 / Week = €181.48 / Year = €15.12 / Month – MW €717.91. 2015 – Wage Increase €0.58 / Week = €30.16 / Year = €2.51 / Month – MW €720.42 2016 – Wage Increase €1.75 / Week = €91.00 / Year = €7.58 / Month – MW €728.00 2017 – Wage Increase €1.75 / Week = €91.00 / Year = €7.58 / Month – MW €735.58 2018 – Wage Increase €1.75 / Week = €91.00 / Year = €7.58 / Month – MW €737.33 €9.32 / Week = €484.64 / Year = €40.37 / Month – MW €737.33 (+ €34.54 from 2013). Kif taraw hawn fuq, matul il-hames snin ta’ l-amministrazzjoni Gonzi, il-Paga Minima zdiedet minn €617.00 ghal €702.79 fix-xahar igifieri zieda ta’ €85.79 fix xahar. Filwaqt li matul hames snin ta’ l-amministrazzjoni Muscat, il-Paga Minima zdiedet minn €702.79 ghal €737.33 fix xahar igiferi zieda ra’ €34.54 fix-xahar. Li kieku Gonzi ta’ zieda, fil-hames budgets tieghu, daqskemm ta’ Muscat fil-hames budgets li pprezenta hu, kieku llum il-Paga Minima qeghda €697.74 fix-xahar jew €8372.88 fis-sena` jew €161.01 fil-gimgha jew €39.59 anqas fix-xahar. Interessanti wiehed jinnota li fi zmien Gonzi min ihaddem, inkluz IL-GVERN, setgha jghati lil-haddiema tieghu €10.48 zieda fil-gimgha, f’hames snin, aktar milli ta’ f’hames`snin, fi zmien “il-miraklu” ekonomiku ta’ Muscat meta l-prezz taz-zejt hu hafna orhos minn kemm kien fl-amministrazzjoni ta’ Gonzi.