The senator of Freedom Advances and provisional president of Senate, Bartolome Abdalaspoke out this Saturday against of the possible increase in diets in the upper house.
In radio statements, the legislator assured: “It’s not an opportune time thinking about the effort our Government is making to reduce public spending.” Likewise, he emphasized that, “the day when inflation tends to go down”it will be “logical” that the senators who claim the need for the increase “be accompanied.”
Under that line, he explained that “not all” senators “have the same scaffolding in daily life,” although he added: “Regardless of that, We are very aware that we have a very high public exposure“And he added: “In the consciousness of the senators that we are greatly responsible, at least for the La Libertad Avanza bloc, there is a premise that this does not impact,” in dialogue with Radio Miter.
Finally, he confirmed that They are analyzing “what is the best administrative mechanism that can be resolved” the issue of diets and, otherwise, it will be done “through a session.”
The controversy that arose after the attempted increase in April
Last April, senators voted to adhere to pre-established salary increases for employees of the Nation’s Congress. The increase became effective for the following months and, after criticism, They decided to roll back the measure in August. It stated that the legislators would begin to collect per diems $9 million.
As a result, there was an internal debate in La Libertad Avanza and several criticisms from the opposition. In fact, Francisco Paoltroniabsent in that controversial vote, opposed: “Personally, I was very embarrassed. There are many who try to confuse, mix everything and make you a caste in 55 seconds,” he had expressed. Then, the legislators themselves asked for retrobring this increase and charge in June the same as this month. Through a note signed by all the block heads sent to Vice President Victoria Villarruel, they made explicit the request not to modify their salaries “until the determine a new settlement system depending on the various projects that are pending treatment in relation to this matter”.
After being suspended, the adjustment clause was activated by the unions that operate in the orbit of the Legislative Branch – under resolution 27/24 until December 31 this year. Under this scenario, the senators will have at least two more weeks in January to reactivate it because, If the diet is updated it would be to collect from February.
In relation to this situation, Vice President Victoria Villarruel tried to carry out the discussion on the diet in the midst of the debate on the future of former senator Kueider, although she was unsuccessful: “I requested that the freezing of the senators’ allowances be addressedbecause from January 1st they begin to update automatically. An issue that I hope the senators address,” he had expressed.
Source: Ambito
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