The Ministry of the Environment (Minam) issued a statement stating that the extension of the term for mining formalization, approved by the Congress of the Republic, is an environmental risk and a setback in the fight against illegal mining. The ministry assured that the expansion approved by the Legislature does not guarantee the fundamental rights […]
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Congress blocks taxes on large mining companies
With 96 votes in favor, 18 against and one abstention, the plenary session of Congress yesterday granted the Executive partial powers in tax, fiscal, financial and economic reactivation matters. The term it will have will be 90 days, despite the fact that 120 were requested. The project was supported by Fuerza Popular, Acción Popular, Alianza […]
Congress approves that pre-professional and professional practices count as work experience
The Congress of the Republic approved this December 17 the substitute text of Bill 159 that promotes the recognition of the pre-professional and professional internships as part of the work experience of a college student. In this way, graduates will have support that can prove their knowledge in certain areas in which they will develop […]
Francke on refusal of tax powers: “We will insist with the impulse of the reform”
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Pedro Francke, he assured that, from the Executive, they will insist with the delegation of powers in tax matters, since Congress will not give its arm to twist to deliver the comprehensive package requested for that purpose. During his participation in the morning in the forum “The challenges of […]
Alex Contreras: “We trust Congress to carry out the reform of the MEF”
The Deputy Minister of Economy, Alex Contreras, assured that there is an “urgent challenge” to achieve the sustainable development of the Amazon, which will have a key episode for the generation of employment and local industrialization in the tax reform presented to Congress. During your participation in the III Amazon Business Congress: “The urgent challenge […]
Executive raises 15% discount on electricity bills of the most vulnerable families
President Pedro Castillo announced the presentation of a bill that seeks to cover up to 15% of electricity bills among the most vulnerable families in the country, through a modification of the Law 27510, law that creates the Electrical Social Compensation Fund. Through his official Twitter account, the head of state remarked that this initiative […]
They present a draft that eliminates the CAS regime
On Thursday, December 9, trade union and collective organizations presented to the Executive a preliminary bill that proposes the elimination of the regime of Administrative Contracting of Services (CAS). The new proposal is in response to the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) that declared the partial unconstitutionality of Law 31131, which establishes provisions to […]
Law on the return of Fonavi contributions is approved
The Economic Commission of the Congress of the Republic unanimously approved modifications to the opinion on the return of money from the National Housing Fund (Fonavi) to the workers who contributed to it, prioritizing the vulnerable population, as a consequence of the COVID pandemic -19. In this regard, the parliamentarian Silvia Monteza, president of the […]
They approve prediction of the bill that allows municipal savings banks to issue credit cards
The Consumer Defense Commission of the Congress of the Republic approved by nine votes in favor and five abstentions the prediction of bill that modifies article 286 of Law 26702, General Law of the financial system and the insurance system. The prediction relapsed in the bill 78/2021-CR, upheld on October 19, seeks that municipal savings […]
Key week for delegation of tax powers
Less than 10 days before the end of the first ordinary legislature, this week the Congress It will debate – and possibly approve – the prediction that grants the Executive powers to legislate on tax, fiscal, financial and economic reactivation matters. This newspaper learned that this Tuesday the Constitution Commission would be ruling on the […]