The government announces this Wednesday two bonds: one of them it will be $20,000 for registered workers that charge gross (i.e. before discounts) up to $180,000 monthly. It will also be free from Earnings and payment will be made by private companies.
In this way, the end-of-year holidays will find workers with a little more money in their pockets, because that bonus is added to the collection of the Christmas bonus that can also be received this month, days before Christmas.
The other bonus, $13,500will be destined to beneficiaries of the Potenciar Trabajo plan, with 4.4 million subscribers. To collect it, interested parties will have to carry out the corresponding validation of their identity.
The provision will be made official with a decree and should be published in the next few hours.
For the particular case of SMEs, half of what each company pays can be deducted for 100% of earnings. In this way the State will assume the liquidation of half of the total amount. To access the program, the only requirement will be to submit an affidavit.
They ensure that “financing by the state will be made with a portion of the highest harvest for 2 dollar-soybeans which is valid until the end of the year.
Discussions for a bonus for private workers had been going on for weeks. The President himself had confirmed that the question was being evaluated. in the same proportion which confirmed the arrival of a plus, banned the idea of a fixed figure.
In this regard, Alberto Fernández said: “The parities have taken into account all of this reality. The truth is that intervening with a fixed sum, at low wages, also generates many problems in many places. Because the lowest wages are in municipalities and small businesses.
According to the Argentine Institute of Fiscal Analysis (IARAF) “Macro Situation” report, by Nadin Argañaraz, as of September 2022, formal private workers have the equivalent of 1.5 salaries in 2017, public workers 1.9 salaries and informal workers 3 salaries.
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Labour, half of the 6.5 million private workers received in September (latest figure) a gross salary of less than $141,442. With salary changes over the next several months, this cut is estimated to be approximately $160,000 today.
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Source: Clarin
