Towards a Job-Rich Recovery (Communication)
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Towards a Job-Rich Recovery (Communication)

In its Communication, the Commission proposes to Member States measures to create new jobs in the EU.

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Reducing indirect labour costs for employers can help increase employment. Compensation for this through increased taxation on energy and emissions would lead to increased production costs and thus destroy jobs. Minimum wages destroy jobs whose added value is gained below minimum wages.

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Towards a Job-Rich Recovery COM(2012) 173 (publ. 06.30.2014) PDF 85 KB Download
Towards a Job-Rich Recovery COM(2012) 173