THE retirements and minimum wage pensions would have entered April an increase of 18% and the rest of 27.35%. This is due to the fact that the 12.5% increase announced by the government as compensation for the December-January loss, plus the 13.2% recorded by February inflation, it would not apply to the bonus up to $70,000 who will collect minimum wage pensions, according to what they said Clarion Government sources linked to the DNU who will make these increases official.
At the moment, The minimum asset is $134,445 plus $70,000 bonus (a total of $204,445). AS, The minimum asset would come to $171,215 in April, which, plus the $70,000 bonus, would amount to $241,225 and it would represent an increase of 18% (If the bonus were included the total should be approximately $260,360).
Of the 7.4 million pensioners and pensioners, they receive the minimum wage with small bonuses more than 5 million.
Instead of integrating the bonus into current assets, With this decision the Government would seek go blend the weight of the minimum asset on the overall income of pensioners and pensioners who receive it additionally.
Bonuses began to be granted during the government of Alberto Fernández as compensation or patch Why the mobility formula showed increases lower than inflation. Starting September 2022 it became permanent – were granted monthly – but were not integrated into current assets.
The value of those bonds was discretionary and not integrating into the They were not taken into account for the calculation of the half bonus nor for subsequent increases. This would continue into April, as the value of the bond would not be adjusted for next month’s wage increase.
The DNU will modify part of decree no. 268/2024 published this Thursday in the Official Journal, with which the Government extended for the month of April the bonus of 70,000 dollars collected in March together with the limit for collecting it. That decree established it The bonus would apply to retirements up to $204,445 per month. AS, If this limit were not changed, the minimum wage bonus instead of $70,000 would be only $33,230 (cap of $204,445 minus the $171,215 new asset minimum) and those retirees would get no raise in April.
Compared to December, the cumulative increase in income from minimum assets would be 50% (241,225 dollars against 160,713) and 62% for the rest, compared to inflation of around 71% (36.6% January-February plus 14% estimated in March plus 10% in April).
Due to the loss pensioners had to inflation in December and early 2024 that the March increase (27.18%) did not cover, the wage increase is expected to rise to 25%. in April and add February inflation (13.2%). that is, an increase of 41.5%, including the bonus.
If these data are confirmed, the change in the mobility formula, as occurred under the government of Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández, would start with a decrease in pension amountshigher than the losses suffered by pensioners and pensioners under the two previous governments, with the aggravating circumstance that the lowest paid would suffer a greater loss.
Source: Clarin
