German Chancellor Scholz suggests higher minimum wage

BERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested the minimum wage in the country should be raised to 15 euros (16.18 U.S. dollars) per hour over the next two years.

He made the statement in an interview with local magazine Stern on Tuesday. According to current plans, the minimum hourly wage in Europe's largest economy will only be raised from 12.41 euros to 12.82 euros. A special commissio