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Poland raises the statutory minimum wage in large PiS-era steps

From 2017–2023 the statutory minimum wage rose in large steps. In the causal graph this event strengthens Household Purchasing Power, a driver that weakens Global Consumer Price Inflation (annual %) — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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From 2017–2023 the statutory minimum wage rose in large steps. It is a completed labour-price act of cabinets he led or sat in.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Mateusz Morawiecki

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.45 · verified

    Labour ministers carried the orders. He kept the path. Firms still set hours.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

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Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.OECD employment — PolandOECD · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Ministry of Family — 800+ benefitGovernment of Poland · High credibility · verified

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorMateusz Morawiecki
  2. contributed toFactPoland raises the statutory minimum wage in large PiS-era steps
  3. strengthensDriverHousehold Purchasing Power
  4. weakensIndicatorGlobal Consumer Price Inflation (annual %)

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Factrail. (2026). Poland raises the statutory minimum wage in large PiS-era steps. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/pl-min-wage-pis

https://factrail.ai/facts/pl-min-wage-pis

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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