The Labor and Social Security Commission of Parliament unanimously approved the opinion that establishes the criteria for determining the minimum living wage (RMV) and the frequency of its readjustment. The opinion, which will now be submitted to the Plenary of the Congressfor its debate, proposes that the readjustment of the minimum wage not be carried […]
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Pedro Castillo welcomes approval of the Executive’s bill that will reduce electricity rates
The President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, sent a message to public opinion to highlight the decision of the majority of parliamentarians, who supported the initiative of the Executive Power on the reduction of electricity rates for families with lower economic resources in the country . “I salute Congress for approving the bill sent by […]
Congress approves constitutional reform on lifting banking secrecy
With 99 votes in favor, 5 against and 6 abstentions, the Plenary Session of Congress approved the constitutional reform that strengthens the fight against corruption in the framework of lifting bank secrecy and tax reserves. The initiative, which still awaits a second vote in the next legislature, empowers the Comptroller General of the Republic and […]
Congress raises the bar for senior positions in the Perupetro board
In the plenary session last Thursday, the Congress of the Republic approved, by majority, Bill 297/2021, which modifies Article 6 of Law 26221 – Organic Law that regulates hydrocarbon activities in the national territory, as well as several articles of Law 26225 – Law of organization and functions of Perupetro. Among the main novelties, the […]
Congress corrects error that left payment to Fonavistas without effect
The plenary session of Congress yesterday approved a new modification to the Fonavi money return law (Law 31173), since the autograph approved last Wednesday repealed literals b (which returns what is contributed by the worker and his employer) and c (the definition of the amount to be reimbursed and its update) of article 2 of […]
Council of Ministers will approve tax incentives tomorrow to boost the aquaculture sector
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Pedro Francke, today led the meeting of the Executive Board for the Development of the Aquaculture Sector, where he announced the recovery of tax incentives to promote the development of aquaculture in the country, as a new engine of development and decentralized employment generator. Representatives of the National Aquaculture […]
Congress denies the Executive the tax powers in the mining field
With 96 votes in favor, 18 against and 1 abstention, the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic approved the bill that delegates to the Executive Power, the power to legislate on tax, fiscal, financial and economic reactivation matters. The replacement text approved by the Plenary does not fully include the tax reform proposed by […]
Budget 2022 opens the doors to collective bargaining
After an extensive day of debate in plenary – which was extended for up to three days – Congress approved by majority the autographs of the Public Sector Budget, Debt and Financial Balance Law for Fiscal Year 2022. It’s worth specifying that the public budget received the green light after counting 116 votes in favor, […]
Executive promulgates food emergency law
The Executive Power today promulgated the law that declares the food emergency at the national level and the continuity of the 2021-2022 agricultural season of national interest and public necessity, which was approved at the end of October by the Congress of the republic. With this norm, the Executive Power is exhorted, so that, through […]
Public budget 2022 will be more decentralized
The Plenary yesterday began the debate on the opinions relayed on the debt law, the financial balance law and the public budget law for fiscal year 2022, which were unanimously approved by the Budget Commission of the Congress and at the close of this edition it has not yet been submitted to a vote. The […]