The impact of pension moratoriums about the total ofl Social Expenditure of the National Public Administration rose 3.8 points percentage between the first two -month period of last year and the same period of 2025. The data implies a loss of participation in relation to the distribution system. On the other hand, expenses in the pension bonus collapsed.
According to data from the Argentine Budget Association and Public Finance (ASAP) Erogations in pension moratoriums of the first two -month period of this year represented 15.7% of the total social spending, while last year they were 11.9%. Meanwhile, the impact of Traditional cast system grew 5.1 points Regarding the total social benefits, passing during the same period from 19.4% to 24.5%.
The data allows you to infer that When cutting with the moratoriums the government of Javier Milei will seek to freeze the current situation of social spending. If a comparison is made in the first two -month period of this year, spending in moratoriums is equivalent to 64% of the traditional distribution system.
ASAP points out that “the Social Security benefitswhich include retirement and pensions constitute a substantial portion of the national budget since it represents more thanl 52% of the total primary expenditure ”.
“As is known, the Sustainability of the system faces significant challenges, exacerbated by population aging and the increase in labor informality. According to a report made in 2022 by ANSES, contributions and contributions represented only 41% of total financing, ”explains the report.
The report indicates in that sense that such a situation “Exerts strong pressure on public finances since, to a large extent, the system is not financed through contributions and contributions, but depends on taxes that can no longer be destined to meet other needs. ”
What happened to social spending in February
During February, an increase in 46.7% real in funds for social spending. Particularly, the benefits administered by LAnses registered an increase of 53.1% real.
In relation to the other concepts that make up social security benefits, Non -contributory pensions due to disability, Managed by the National Disability Agency, they registered an execution of $ 225,252 million, exposing ato interannual improvement of 48.1% real and 39% in the accumulated of the first two months of the year.
For its part, the total pension benefits administered by the Military box increased by 12.5%, accumulating a 5.8% rise in the first two -month period of the year. In the opposite sense, the total benefits granted through the Argentine Federal Police Fund showed a 3.6% contractionwhich led to the fact that, during the first two months of the year, its dynamic remained practically constant.
In the same way, the Gpension asth of the Magistracy Council registered a 46.7%contraction, accumulating a 30.8% decrease for the January-February period.
How much the minimum retirement bonus lost this year
ASAP’s study indicates that “through program Complement pension benefits andJecuteed by the ANSES, the sums corresponding to the fixed sum bonus that complements the minimum being accrued monthly. ”
“As a result of the amount being fixed in nominal terms, andThis program registered a 28.8% drop during the first two months of the year ”, The study indicates. In fact, last year the bonus hit EL 5.5% of total expenditure, while this year dropped to 3.5%.
Source: Ambito
