The most rebellious sector of the Multicolor Coalition It never stops making people talk in the political environment, this time, it touched on the increase of 200 million pesos in the salaries of the military; a key condition for Town meeting vote in favor of the Accountability in it Senate.
Town meeting gave up his vote at the request of Deputies for the Accountability with the commitment that in the Senate The increase in salaries of the military is addressed, as well as compensation regarding their mental conditions with 500 million pesos. However, the government did not take into account that the lobbying sector would ask for 200 million pesos more to vote in favor of the project in High camerawhich would add up to a total of 700 million pesos allocated to the military sector.
The senator of Open Town Hall, Guillermo Domenechtold La Diaria that the request for an increase is to cover all ranks of the military – from the lowest ranks to the highest – but resources will also be designated for an award for night shifts, as well as for mental health in the Military hospital. Regarding the latter, the senator assured that it is difficult to recruit doctors due to low salaries.
Although he was firm regarding the positioning of the budget increase, Domenech left the door ajar regarding the possibility of lowering the figures required by the lobbying sector since he assured that they are not going to “make a scandal for 100 pesos.”
The influence of the Ministry of Defense
Yesterday, the Minister of Defense, Javier Garciaparticipated in the Budget Committee integrated with the Treasury of the Senate along with other leaders of the portfolio. After the debate, the Defense leader gave a press conference where he remarked “it is important to see what has been done so far to see what more can be done.”
With this, the leader assured that, during the government of Luis Lacalle Pou46 million dollars were invested as an incremental wage bill from which special items in the salary such as night pay, which did not exist previously, were created.
García assured that, since Ministry of Defence, together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, will try to review the numbers to be able to advance this request. However, the portfolio leader explained that it is necessary to talk about it with the entire coalition since each party has its priorities and demands, “although he assured that” ours, obviously, are the MDN and the soldiers, But there are other parties that have other types of demands.”
Source: Ambito
