A 55 cent rate increase is under consideration by the Cabinet for the next Budget.
A managing director of a Westmeath department store says the Government has to focus on supporting the costs of running a business instead of increasing minimum wage.
Government cabinet is considering a 55 cent increase to the rate in the next Budget.
It comes after a report by the Low Pay Commission was submitted to Enterprise Minister Peter Burke suggesting a 65 cent increase.
Rosie Boles is the Managing Director of Burgess department store in Athlone - and says the circular economy argument doesn't cut it:
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