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'Scrap min wage,' think tank urges
The report claimed that the minimum wage was to blame for youth unemployment and the zero-hours contracts crisis.

A right-wing think tank argued yesterday that condemning young people to poverty pay would boost their job chances.

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) called for the national minimum wage of £3.72 for under 18s and £2.68 for apprentices to be scrapped completely.

The ideological attack was launched on the 15th anniversary of the minimum wage.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
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