The government announced this Thursday a bonus of 10 thousand pesos for three months for pensioners who earn the minimumto which is added the increase of the new formula which gives increases of 15.6% to all pension assets.
The Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, had anticipated the news this Wednesday in an interview with TN, in which, without giving more details, he had put on a tag the joint announcement with the outside Fernanda Raverta, head of ‘ANSeS, as part of a conference on the fourth increase in mobility of the year for retirees, retirees and positions in December.
In the same interview, Massa confirmed that this Friday he will formalize the “fair prices” plan, which it implies freezing of the values of 1,400 products.
“This December the mobility formula will be applied. We all know that it is quarterly. And it will give a 15.6% increase for all pensions in Argentina,” Raverta said, but said he had decided “together with the minister. of the Economy “-at his side-, give a” reinforcement “
“Furthermore, we have deliberated with the Minister of Economy a Reinforcement in retirement for those retirees and retirees who have the minimum 10 thousand pesos for this month of December, for January and February, “said the head of ANSES.
He explained that “for those who have up to two minimums” it is “a strengthening of their income up to 7 thousand pesos”.
“84% of retirees and retirees in Argentina will have, in addition to the increase they all have, a strengthening of their pensions. With the Christmas bonus it is also something important that will happen in December, we will be a little better.”
As part of the announcement, made at the ANSES headquarters, Massa acknowledged that the inflation “became a very big problem for the vast majority of Argentines, but above all, especially for retirees and retirees ”.
In relation to the bonus that a part of the elders will receive, he said that he tries to “build a bridge to try, as we work on macroeconomic variables to try to lower inflation, we can follow a path, a path of income recovery among our retirees ”.
Meanwhile, the minister specified that the cost for the national treasury will be 155 billion dollars.
In turn, he foresaw it in December there will be new announcements “Important” linked to the purchases of pensioners to “help them on their holidays”.
Massa, with a message to the industrialists
Hours earlier Massa was present this Thursday at the annual conference of the Argentine Industrial Union, where he warned that the “stabilization process” is not yet “finished” and stated that 2023 “must be considered the beginning of a five-year program” .
In a lengthy interview with the secretary of the industrial center, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, he gave his personal and professional impressions of the early days at the helm of the wallet and even allowed himself to make jokes with memes that see him as the protagonist.
Regarding his work in the ministry, he said that “the stabilization process has not yet finished”, and added that it is still pending “to finish the strengthening” of the reserve accumulation program.
“We need to finish stabilizing and see 2023 as the start of a five-year program,” the official added.
In this sense, he stated that the goal is “to try to lead the political battle of that discussion” by establishing what are the “vectors of global competitiveness” and “mechanisms to strengthen local industry”.
News in development.
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Source: Clarin
