"In today's Annual Wage Review Decision, the Fair Work Commission has accepted the arguments of the Australian Industry Group that a lower minimum wage increase should be awarded this year because of slow economic growth, low inflation and increased tax transfer payments which have provided a benefit to low-paid households. Even though the 3.0% increase is higher than the 2.0% increase that Ai Group proposed, pleasingly the increase has returned to a more moderate level than the 3.3% and 3.5% increases awarded in 2017 and 2018," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.