Today, Thursday, December 14, the return of contributions from the National Housing Fund (Fonavi) was scheduled to begin; However, the lack of regulations to make it viable will cause the date to continue being postponed.
Waiting
On November 11, the Government promulgated Law 31928, which authorizes the partial refund of contributions, subject to subsequent cancellation. Like any law, a regulation is required that specifies in detail all the procedures for its execution. This document has already been prepared and sent to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) to be published.
Although on several occasions the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Alex Contreras, stated that the publication will not take more than two weeks, after a month there is no information on the document.
Immediately after the regulation is published, the Ad Hoc Commission An emergency meeting will be held to proceed with the corresponding procedures, such as issuing an administrative resolution to begin the return process, approving the list of beneficiaries and transferring the S/2.3 billion to the Banco de la Nación.
Besides, The registry must be updated with the Reniec database, to know how many people have died and in this way the heirs can collect with the required documents. All this information will be sent to the BN to be entered into their system.
“If the regulations come out (today), on Friday we will have an emergency meeting to facilitate all these formal and technical processes, and so that the National bank can open its offices and receive Fonavistas,” noted Luis Luzuriaga, president of the Ad Hoc Commission and Fonavista leader.
Why the delay?
Two weeks ago, the members representing the MEF in the Ad Hoc Commission indicated that the regulation in question was being reviewed by a “regulatory impact evaluation” commission, which is in charge of verifying that, for example, the rule does not generate expenses to the State or citizens. For Luzuriaga, this would be one more maneuver to delay payments because the money that will be returned in the coming days is not from the State.
They want their money back
As expected, it was reported that, starting at 5 am on Wednesday, older adults began to form long lines outside the Technical secretary in downtown Lima to request information about payments.
“They have told us that they are going to pay us from the 14th“God willing it to be like that, because you’re already old, you’re going to die and you’re not going to get paid anything,” said Luis Flores, a retiree who came from Comas to find out the status of his procedure.
Flores told this medium that he would use the money to finish building his house and to cover his monthly expenses, because with the pension he receives from the ONP it is not enough for him to live on.
The State remains in debt
Luzuriaga recalled that the State remains indebted to the Fonavistas, since until now it has not allocated a single dollar for the returns.
For this reason, in 2024 they will promote that through a supplemental credit funds are directed for this purpose. “There are very strong interests that are behind it, trying to prevent the return from being given in full,” she pointed out.
Reactions
Luis Luzuriaga, president of the Ad Hoc Commission
“It is regrettable that a public official comes out to recant. He said that he was satisfied with the refund, that the elderly needed their money and that it would even help reactivate the economy.”
Alex Contreras, Minister of Economy
“I think the regulations should be published tomorrow or the day after tomorrow (December 14). In that sense, as a ministry, we are going to continue providing necessary support to the Ad Hoc Commission.”
Source: Larepublica
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