The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said on Friday that employees in the public sector will receive a raise from December 1 plata of eight percent, while employees in social protection be able to count on a growth of 12 percent.
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia for the first quarter of 2026, about 611.470 people work in the public sector in Serbia, which is roughly a quarter (about 26 percent) of the total of 2,35 million employees in the country.
According to data from the first half of 2026, 150.226 citizens in Serbia are entitled to direct cash social assistance.
Thus, the president of the republic, in his role as the SNS candidate for prime minister, pleased about 762,000 voters, while simultaneously sending a message that if his coalition "Aleksandar Vučić - United Serbia" loses, nothing will come of it.
About 1,66 million pensioner it has already received nice pre-election gifts from its president, whom they should vote for if they want to continue to live well, even better than before, because his defeat would mean a cataclysm for them.
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The average salary after the election is 1.200 euros
Vučić also said at the press conference that the average net salary in December is estimated to be 140.850 dinars, or 1.200 euros.
As of January 1, claims the SNS prime minister, the minimum wage will be 600 euros, or about 71.000 dinars.
Salary increases before Orthodox Christmas
He also said that in recent years, the state has reduced the burden on wages from 64 to 59,7 percent, and that the increase will start from December 1, so that citizens will receive increased salaries before the Orthodox Christmas.
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