The vice president complained about her salary (approximately $3,764,821) and the president responded: “95% of Argentines earn much less than that.”
Javier Milei reacted very critically to the vice president’s statements Victoria Villarruelwho had assured that he wins “ less than the President, the deputies, the senators, ministers, judges, diplomats and spokespersons.” In what is added as a new chapter in the internal affairs of La Libertad Avanza, the president assured that his running mate “it is disconnected from reality.”
The new crossing occurs within the framework of the freezing of the senators’ allowances decreed by Villarruel, who later spoke out against the salary he receives, on his social networks: ““My salary has been frozen for a year and the prepayment increases, taxes increase, it is not enough for anyone to live honestly off their salary,” said the vice president who earns a salary of approximately $3,764,821 without discounts.
Under that line, Milei detailed: “95% of Argentines earn much less than that. Look at the income distribution data in Indec. The average salary in the economy is 400 thousand or so. In the 25% that are better off earns between 500 thousand and 7 and a half million. If you take the highest 10%, you earn between 900 thousand and 7 and a half million. And on average the highest decile earns. 1,400,000. It seems to me that it is a very unfortunate phrase and that it does not understand the reality of the Argentines and the effort they made. But hey, the political caste lives disconnected from the reality of Argentinesthe senate has salaries of around 10 million, she is disconnected from reality and it is the world in which she lives from high politics. “It’s a very, very unfortunate phrase.”
“It’s a shame that he said something like that. His salary depends on the Executive, so when he made the salary claim I told him that I was not going to adjust it and it will continue to be that way. She told me that she wanted to earn more money and I said no. Politics with respect to the rest of the Argentines lost and that is what corresponds. In the Senate they said it couldn’t be done and now it was possible. I can vouch for the chair I am in. When pressure from society appeared, it could be stopped. I have had the Executive’s salaries stopped since the beginning of the administration“he added on radio Miter.
Finally, he referred to the intern between the two: “She accompanied me with the formula, but starting in May she stopped participating in cabinet meetings because she did not share our way of doing politics. She feels more comfortable with things that the red circle applauds. and we do not do politics for 500 thousand Argentines but for 47 million.”
The fight over the freezing of salaries
After pressure from the nation, Villarruel issued a decree in which the freezing of allowances for members of the Upper House was postponed. If the measure was not applied, they began to receive salaries close to the $9.5 million monthly in the rough.
The last update of the salary system for senators was carried out in a vote without debate in April. From there, and given the module scheme to which the allowances are subject, the income of the Senate legislators exceeded the $7 million.
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“I have signed the Decree that orders the freezing of senators’ allowances until March 31, 2025 so that they can deal with it in ordinary sessions. They added the blocks to my order Renewal Front of Social Concord, LLA, PRO, UCR, The United Provinces and Freedom, Work and Progress. It is my intention that the Senate accompany the Argentine people in the effort they are making,” said the head of the Senate of the Nationin a publication on social networks.
The decision came after the vice president of the ruling party, Bruno Olivera Luceroasked the vice president in writing to rescind the increase in allowances planned for this month, in a strong confrontation between Milei and her running mate.
Source: Ambito
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