Senators agree to 6.5% per diem increase: How much they’ll charge

Senate A new agreement was reached on Monday, August 19 Increase allowances for state lawmakers based on The parity of the 6.5% national union is divided into two partsso the chamber’s members will earn 9 million pesos per month.

The Agency Argentina News This information was confirmed in a conversation with a senior source in the Senate Chair, who clarified that the Vice President Victoria Villarure Disagreement includes Senators and Tried to get them “out of growth” but failed.

The first 3.5% rate hike will be retroactive to July 1, while the remaining 3% will start on August 1.

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“This is a joint pay raise for the entire Congress. We waited 20 days to sign it. We didn’t want to sign a pay raise for all congressional employees.” We asked our senators not to participate in the rate hike. They told us not to”, a source from the Upper House said while speaking to the agency.

In turn, they explained that there was strong pressure not only from the unions but also from the House authorities, In particular, the president of the agency, Martin Menemso that the Senate can sign the increase by marking a line Pay restructuring across Congress.

“That’s why we signed today, because the delegates asked us to sign.”they insisted.

It was later clarified, according to a source close to Villarruel, that “this is the same increase given by the executive branch and that, despite the clarifications given by the senators, they were asked to disengage, but they refused”.

The resolution was signed by Senate authorities, including Executive Secretary María Laura Izzo and Parliamentary Secretary Agustín Giustinian; by the House of Representatives, Executive Secretary Laura Oriolo and Secretary General of the House of Representatives Diego Molina Gómez, as well as the trade union sector.

The resolution was also signed by Norberto Di Prospero and Fabián Zacardi, from the Association of Legislative Personnel (APL); Claudio Britos from ATE and Martín Roig from UPCN.

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A few months ago, senators agreed to another rate hike (120%), which created “noise” in the government due to the fragile economic situation and the recurring liberal story of “no money”.

On that occasion, Javier Miley In his official speeches he defended his political space, and in 2025 it will be a historic blow…”

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Vice President Villarruel has also tried to distance herself from the issue (although in a report with Jonatan Viale a few months ago she admitted to agreeing with the addition of facilities).

“Today, Senators from every block agreed to a pay increase, which was voted on by a show of hands in the House, because they had the votes needed to do so. As President of the Senate, I am not a Senator, I do not receive payment from the Senate, and I cannot interfere with these decisions,” the Vice President wrote.

In an effort to defend the ruling party’s claims, the Senate President insisted that “what happened in the Senate was completely legal and I had no means to stop it.”

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