Another problem that developed between 2016 and 2019 is the 21.5% drop in the purchasing power of wages. In 2020 wages remained practically stable according to the RIPTE and in 2021 they begin to recover slightly. However, given the need for a faster increase in the income of male and female workers as of October 2021, a Monthly Supplement will be paid for the Family Salary (Allowance for Child and Child with Disabilities). This Supplement will reach more than 2.1 million workers (with 3.2 million children and adolescents), granting them an increase of $ 5,063 or $ 3,415 according to the range of allowances defined by their income. It is a measure that generates an immediate reinforcement of income in the households reached, because in October it doubles the general value of the Child Allowance of Rank 1 and Rank 2 of the Family Salary and then continues to progressively accompany those households. A family (or an owner) with two children that currently receives $ 10,126 of family salary after the Monthly Supplement will receive in October $ 20,252, while a family (or an owner) with two children that currently receives $ 6,830 of family salary After the Monthly Supplement, you will receive $ 13,660 in October.
In addition to these income protection and improvement policies There are sectors that had a particular impact from the pandemic and the National Government was attentive to recognize those needs.
In the case of doctors, nurses, kinesiologists, and Health workers, the impact was direct, they led the first line of battle against the coronavirus. For them the Health Bonus since March 2020 and in force in 2021, granting $ 6,500 a month in July, August and September to 771,810 workers. In the year, the National State invested in 2021 more than $ 14 billion in this policy.
On the other hand, the case of workers from the culture, who were unable to practice their profession in large theaters and streets of our country. For them, in 2020 the programs “Strengthen Culture” and “Sustain Culture” were created, which gave them an income of up to $ 30,000 per person. In 2021 these programs were merged into “Cultura Solidaria” which in its fifth payment invested 760 million pesos, which makes it the most important program in the history of the Ministry of Culture of the Nation, exceeding 3.8 billion pesos at throughout the year.
Finally, as a complement to the culture sector, the More Culture program was created, which grants more than 1.5 million young people discounts, benefits and $ 5,000 to use in cultural events (cinema, recitals, books, workshops, courses, among others. )
A) Yes the National Government tries to protect and encourage the creation of new jobs and, in turn, improve the purchasing power of workers. The application of sectorized programs implies the analysis of post-pandemic employment data and the targeting of efforts to achieve an economic recovery that includes everyone.
The pandemic affected our realities, many people lost their main sources of income, that is why the policies are focused on rebuilding the lives of each Argentine and Argentine to establish an inclusive growth path that allows us to recover the life we want.
