AFP 2023 Withdrawal: Is there a payment schedule for a disbursement of up to S/19,800?

Since they were introduced to Congressthousands of affiliates are waiting for the four bills who propose a seventh AFP withdrawal, such as that of parliamentarian Digna Calle, who a month ago proposed a disbursement of up to 4 UIT, that is, S / 19,800. What is known to date about this initiative? Is there a payment schedule? We tell you here.

It is necessary to clarify to the public that this proposal presented by the legislator of the bench we can peru has not yet been evaluated Economy Commission of the Legislative Power. As it appears on the institutional portal of the Congress in the “bills” section, the Calle Lobatón initiative was presented on February 8 and has been in commission since February 10.

AFP 2023 Withdrawal: what is the status of the disbursement proposal of up to 4 UIT?

That is to say, it is nothing more than a legislative project that has not been discussed by the Economy or Labor commissions. Therefore, there is no pre-opinion, much less an approved payment schedule. What has been confusing the population is that in the document presented by the legislator, it was outlined what the distribution of funds would be like if the PL is approved in plenary and promulgated. in the official newspaper El Peruano.

Even the chair of the working group, rosangella barbaran, maintained that the issue, being delicate, should be analyzed by the technical entities so that they issue their opinion on the projects presented. Below is Digna Calle’s proposal that appears in the document that she presented to the Economy Commission:

• First disbursement of up to 1 UIT (S/4,950): Within a maximum period of 30 calendar days, computed from the date the application was submitted to the AFP.
• Second disbursement of up to 1 UIT (S/4,950): Within a maximum period of 30 calendar days, computed from the first disbursement made by the AFP.
• Third disbursement of up to 2 UIT (S/9,900): Within a maximum period of 30 calendar days, computed from the second disbursement made by the AFP.

AFP 2023 withdrawal: what is the position of the MEF?

Regarding the four projects that propose an AFP withdrawal, the outlook is still uncertain. From the Executive they have expressed their opposition on repeated occasions through the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreraswho a few days ago urged Parliament to “suspend” all kinds of initiatives that involve a disbursement of individual funds.

“The withdrawal was understood in a context of pandemic, when people could not work. This is a different context. The more withdrawals there are, the size of the pension funds will continue to decrease. This is going to have costs in the long term, it will affect the reform. That this decision be postponed, that we have this reform of the pension system and that we work on structural policies that do help the well-being of the citizen,” he said at a press conference.

What steps are missing for the project on AFP retirement to be approved?

AFP affiliates They should know that there is a regular procedure so that at least one of the projects presented in Congress has the green light. In this case, the request that proposes a withdrawal of up to S/19,800 must first be discussed and then approved in the Economy Commission. In addition, this initiative must be analyzed by the Work Commissionwhose management group could still make some adjustments to the legislative proposal.

From Parliament, legislator José Luna, from Podemos Peru, urged as a priority to schedule the debate on this proposal and argued that the country’s inflation in 2022 was the highest in the last 26 years, reaching 8.46%, “figure that could increase in 2023”.