MEF guarantees the return of contributions to the defunct Fonavi

Despite the obstacles of the Government of Dina Boluarte, Congress once again approved a bill that establishes the return of money to citizens who contributed to the failed National Housing Fund (Fonavi), with the charge of receiving an additional amount to compensate all your contributions.

The Executive has until mid-November to enact it; However, the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Alex Contreras, assured that he will stamp his signature on the autograph so that the restitution can begin.

“Since my management We have been in favor of returning the money to the Fonavistas (…) We are going to sign the autograph,” he commented in an interview for La República.

In the opinion of Contreras Miranda, the previous project was observed “because there was an imperfection” that if maintained “the resources would never be returned.”

It should be remembered that the Executive He gave his finger to this initiative because the total amount of contributions as a requirement for partial payment would generate a greater delay, since the information is not exact; Furthermore, Congress made some adjustments and determined that the ad hoc commission will be able to process the refund with a certificate of payment on account for an eventual future cancellation of the social debt.

The payment is planned to begin in the fortnight of December and benefit a total of 1.2 million older adults who supported Fonavi.

Contreras did not specify whether the date in question will be respected, but alleged that “they will talk” with the ad hoc commission and “they will do what they have to do” to speed up payment.

Let it not remain in words

Luis Luzuriaga, president of the ad hoc commission, maintains that Minister Contreras has not complied with the dialogue tables and although he now expresses his willingness to support this cause, a lot of water had to flow under the bridge without thinking about those fonavistas who live in precarious situations and need their money more than ever.

Furthermore, he warns that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers seeks that the distribution of the money be in sections, which differs from the nature of the law: that it is a partial and quick refund for just over a million Fonavistas.

“They want a first group to be established with those who were not previously paid, which would be just over 100,000 people, and the rest would run successively in months like February. It doesn’t seem like that to us. It should be immediately,” Luzuriaga commented for this newspaper.

The only refund channel will be the Banco de la Naciónand here the Fonavistas must have their contribution certificates to receive their money.

“They should not be indifferent and they have to keep their word,” said the leader.

Government will not give bonuses to the vulnerable

“We have not contemplated any additional targeted bonus like those that occurred during the pandemic or until 2021,” mentioned Minister Alex Contreras about the possibility of giving monetary aid to Peruvians in an adverse economic context and with rising prices of the basket. basic. They will opt to reinforce temporary employment programs in the remainder of 2023.

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Alex Contreras, Minister of Economy and Finance

“This administration is going to sign the agreement that will allow the resources to be returned to the Fonavistas (…) whatever the MEF has to do to accelerate payment, rest assured that we will do it.”

Luis Luzuriaga, president of the ad hoc commission

“They want a first group to be established with those who were not previously paid (…) We do not think that is the case. It must be immediately (for those 1.2 million Fonavistas who are waiting for their money).