2024-08-22 15:04:01
In a new confrontation with the ruling party, Opposition senators, mainly composed of the Patriotic Union and the UCR, reached a quorum on Thursday and are pushing for the approval of the pension increase project, It has been approved by half of the House of Representatives.
The meeting started at 11 o’clock, and one of the main topics was to discuss the increase in the number of retirees.this topic has caused widespread debate in Congress.
While the opposition proposals include a retroactive update of wages from April, The ruling party, through the La Libertad Avanza group, proposed an alternative that would eliminate this retroactivity and impose tax increases only after the law is passed.
After the motion passed the House of Representatives, it faced resistance from President Javier Milley, who He warned that he could veto the bill if approved.
At plenary meetings of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Labor and Social Security Committee, Most lawmakers rejected the official proposal. This consensus was reached by the Patriotic Union, activists Martín Lousteau and Pablo Blanco, and Santa Cruz Senator José María Carambia.
Senate: Item to increase diet will be discussed in the upper house
Another hot topic that will be discussed at the conference is The recent scandal over increased legislators’ perks, boosting their salaries to $9 million.
In the face of social unrest and widespread criticism, The possibility of freezing these increases until December will be discussed.
The House of Lords will analyze different proposals, including one to scrap increased allowances and decouple them from union joint ventures, Another establishes asset ceilings for the highest authorities in the country’s three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
According to legislative sources, the blocks have reached consensus on reversing the stipend increase, even though the measure was approved by senators months ago. “The idea is that all blocks roll back growth or find a way to get out of employee parity,” said one pro-government senator.
This intention was achieved Ezequiel Atauche, head of the La Libertad Avanza block, presented instructions and plans to cancel the price increase.
Pro-government senator Juan Carlos Pagoto also expressed support for the measure, saying “as a group we all have the same point of view: we are all in favor of lowering or rolling back wages.” Likewise, Senate Coalition President José Mayance raised the possibility of setting a salary cap for the authorities. The measure is designed to ensure that wage limits cover not just Congress but all branches of the country.
For their part, those around Martín Lousteau, the activist senator and president of the University of California, Riverside (UCR), say the legislator “He opposes price increases and will support any move to turn the situation around”. The stance reflects consensus within the opposition on how to deal with the growing controversy over diets.
Debate in the Senate will continue during the day, with resolutions expected on both issues. Meanwhile, President Milley’s veto threat leaves final approval of the pension increase pending, a crucial issue for millions of Argentines.
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