Speaking to Futurock, Gabriela Cerruti He stated that the door to the final decision of the Government is not yet closed, regarding the creation of a Universal Basic Salary: “Nothing is ruled out in relation to the universal wage. You have to have flexibility and imagination at this time for things to improve.”He said this Sunday.
The discussion for the implementation of the measure takes place in the nucleus of the Government. While one part promotes it, the minister Silvina Batakis He advanced that it is a subject that “must be studied”.
Universal salary: what they say within the Government
One of the promoters of the idea is the deputy of the Front of All, Itai Hagmanwho aimed to “convince the President Alberto Fernández and Minister Silvina Batakis. We are going to give the debate because we believe that it is a necessary proposal in this context, just as the social movements are also going to continue demanding it”.
Hagman, in an interview with Página/12, is the author of the initiative that proposes the “expansion of the social security system through the universal basic salary”, as a way to deal “with this crisis situation, following three years of government, where we have to propose an agenda for the offensive”, he said.
The initiative, which added the endorsement of the vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchnerexpects to impact people between 18 and 64 years of age in a vulnerable situation, and would demand a net fiscal cost of 0.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the project presented by the Great Fatherland Front within the Everyone’s Front.
To this support was added another. the leader Juan Grabois He also expressed his support for the creation of a measure of this type, which he expressed in recent days, in the midst of his disagreement with the direction of the Government. While he analyzes whether or not he leaves the ruling alliance front, the referent of the Great Fatherland Front insists that the Executive act in that direction.
Who showed caution in this regard is the new Minister of Economy, Silvina Batakiswhen in statements to C5N He showed his support “for the discussion” regarding the creation of a universal salary, although he warned that “it is not even resolved in developed countries.”
“It is an issue that has been worked on in the world for a long time, and the truth is that the 4.0 revolution makes it more evident because clearly the world in fifty years will be a totally different one from this one and we need to discuss these issues”, the official pointed out a couple of weeks ago.
