The Ravaksur Plus labor union coalition has issued a formal warning to the president regarding the government’s failure to implement previously agreed fiscal and wage measures, exacerbating the ongoing decline in purchasing power for employees and retirees. In a strongly worded letter dated January 22nd, the coalition outlined multiple systemic failures in socioeconomic dialogue that threaten to permanently stall crucial negotiations.
The unions documented how 2025 concluded with persistently high inflation rates and volatile exchange fluctuations, creating severe economic pressure on broad population segments. Particularly affected are working citizens and pensioners who face diminishing real income values despite previous government commitments. Notably, promised fiscal relief measures—including raised tax-free thresholds and expanded tax brackets scheduled for implementation before January 1, 2026—remain unfulfilled.
According to Ravaksur Plus, consultation meetings with government representatives have repeatedly failed to produce concrete decisions or actionable implementations. Even established dialogue structures within ministerial departments are reportedly functioning inadequately. Additionally, an expert team appointed by the president specifically to engage with labor representatives has yet to initiate contact, further demonstrating the breakdown in communication.
The consequences are particularly severe for public servants, private sector employees, and retirees. Civil servants experience structural erosion of purchasing power, while private sector workers cannot achieve meaningful income improvements without the promised tax reforms. Pensioners bear disproportionate impact from rising prices due to fixed incomes.
The coalition emphasizes that socioeconomic policy properly belongs within recognized high-level consultation bodies such as the Social-Economic Council (SER) and Tripartite Consultation. Ravaksur Plus demands the reactivation of these institutions to enable proper policy preparation through collaboration between government, labor representatives, and business sectors.
The unions highlight that recent government debt restructuring and refinancing operations have created newfound fiscal space. They advocate allocating portions of these resources toward structural salary adjustments for public servants and genuine tax relief for private sector employees.
Finally, Ravaksur Plus references a comprehensive manifesto submitted at the current administration’s inception containing proposals for structural socioeconomic improvements. The coalition notes they have received no substantive response to these proposals and now demand clarity regarding high-level consultation frameworks and implementation timelines for existing agreements. The letter concludes with a stark warning that continued government inaction risks fundamentally undermining confidence in the entire social dialogue model.