The Government has made the February bonus for pensioners official: it will be 55 thousand dollars

The national government has formalized the delivery of a new bonus for pensioners and pensioners with his February assets. It will be $55,000the same amount as in January, and will be allocated to those who earn the minimum.

Although it was known that the bond payment announced by the previous government would continue, the amount of the payment was not confirmed. The confirmation arrived this Wednesday through decree 81/2024, published in the Official Journal, with which the Executive communicates the provision of “pension financial assistance” for the second month of the year.

“Retirement financial assistance in a maximum amount of $55,000 must be granted to those holders who, for the sum of the assets of all their current benefits, receive an amount less than or equal to $105,712.61,” reads the official text.

Furthermore, it is clarified that the amount “will not be subject to any discount or calculable for any other concept”.

The decree bears the signature of the president, Javier Milei, the head of cabinet, Nicolás Posse, and the minister of human capital, Sandra Pettovello.

“The serious socioeconomic situation that our country is experiencing has caused, among other things, an accelerated increase in the price index, with a particular impact on the elderly with lower incomes, for whom it is necessary to resort to support”, maintains the Government in the DNU.

In December the Executive decided to pay the two pending bonuses for pensioners who reach the minimum wage, announced by former minister Sergio Massa in October.

In the meantime, Congress continues to discuss the Omnibus law in the plenary session of the commissions, which among many of the aspects addressed includes a new pension mobility formula.

According to the new change, the current pension mobility formula will initially apply until April and will then be updated based on inflation calculated by INDEC.

On Monday, within the package for sending the new text, the Government aims to create a new pension mobility formula that would further reduce spending in that area, but maintaining the increase in soy export duties at 33 % and industry at 15%.

This point is one of those that arouses rejection, in some sectors of the opposition, of the omnibus law that Javier Milei sent to Congress and, according to forecasts, will be discussed this Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies.