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The Baden-Wrttemberg Ministry of Economics Labor and Housing announced on October 16 that the participation process for the results of the evaluation of the State Tariff Compliance and Minimum Wage Act LTMG has been completed and no changes will be made to the law. With the currently valid law we prevent distortions of competition when awarding public contracts in areas that are sensitive to employment policy preserve jobs and guarantee social protection and an appropriate level of income explained Minister of Economics Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut in Stuttgart. The participation process conducted with the relevant stakeholders to further develop the LTMG did not result in any need for changes to the law.The report prepared by Kienbaum Consultants International GmbH on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2019 showed that the goals of the state tariff compliance and minimum wage law are supported by public clients and companies. We discussed the report with the main associations business organizations and unions in a transparent and open-minded manner. Insofar as the report reveals a need for selective adjustments with regard to the control density in the area of road-based passenger traffic this is a question of enforcement. The law does not have to be changed for this because it already offers sufficient control and sanction options explained Hoffmeister-Kraut.State tariff compliance and minimum wage lawThe state collective bargaining and minimum wage law came into force on July 1 2013. The LTMG obliges companies to pay their employees a minimum wage or collective wage when executing public-sector contracts in Baden-Wrttemberg. Baden-Wrttemberg introduced such an obligation in the convoy with the other federal states
