This morning the Economy, Banking, Finance and Financial Intelligence Session of the Congress of the Republic was suspended, due to the absence of the Minister of Economy, José Arista Arbildo, where it was planned to listen to his words and remarks regarding the proposed law. the modernization of the Peruvian pension system.
The session of the Economy Commission, led by Fuerza Popular congressman César Revilla, had to suspend the debate scheduled for 10:00 am today, Thursday, April 25, because the Minister of Economy, Arista Arbildo, did not arrive attend, nor the parliamentarians, due to the week of representation. This caused the discomfort of congressmen Rosángela Barbarán and Arturo Alegría, who called José Arista’s actions ‘sabotage’.
Through letter No. 807-2024-EF/10.01, sent to the president of the Economy Commission, César Revilla, José Arista announced his absence due to ‘force majeure’, for which he appointed the vice minister of his sector, Daniel Barco , at the invitation of the Fifteenth Extraordinary Session that would take place in the Congress of the Republic.
“In this regard, I inform you that on this occasion my participation in the aforementioned session will not be possible, due to reasons of force majeure, which is why I request that I be excused from attending. However, taking into account the importance of the topic at hand, deal, I have appointed the Vice Minister of Economy, Daniel Barco Rondán, to attend on my behalf,” the letter reads.
Letter from Minister José Arista, in which his absence from the Congressional Economy Commission is announced. Photo: Congress
This action caused the discomfort of the congressmen attending this Commission; For this reason, the parliamentarian of Popular Force Ronsángela Barbarán specified that there are priorities, given that for two years, since the National Parliamentwe have been praying that you observe this very transcendental issue for Peruvians.
“In the country there are priorities, I believe that the Minister of Economy should know this because from the Congress of the Republic we have been practically begging them for more than two years to get their act together on an issue that is transcendental for all Peruvians. “he commented.
barbaran He highlighted that the presence of Arista Arbildo was important, since he presides over the Commission in charge of the pension reform proposal in the country. Along these lines, the president of the aforementioned Economy CommissionRevilla Villanueva, described it as regrettable that it is not given due importance: “It seems that the pension issue does not interest them”. Likewise, Congressman Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu described Arista’s absence as a lack of respect, who also urged the Commission to send a formal complaint to the PCM.
The same thing was done by parliamentarian Silvia Monteza, who suggested summoning the minister again and that, if he does not come, he should be questioned. It should be noted that the parliamentarians are currently in their respective regions for the week of representation.
Fuerza Popular proposes reform of the pension system
The political party Popular Force failed to approve the Law that proposes the reform of the National Pension System, in which beneficiaries progressively access a fair pension, in addition to promoting efficiency and competition in the face of free choice of the system. This proposal was put up for debate in the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic, however, was not approved. Therefore, this Commission will continue to await the opinion of the Ministry of Economy and Finance for subsequent approval, detailed the president of the Economy Commission, César Revilla.
Source: Larepublica
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