As established in the Centralized Collective Agreement 2023-2024, signed between representatives of the Executive Branch and leaders of the five state union confederations, the public budget for fiscal year 2024 incorporates salary improvements for 582,000 state workers. Thus, the public budget project presented by the Executive Branch includes S/270 million so that collective bargaining can […]
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Executive supported the public budget for 2024 before the Plenary of Congress
This Wednesday, September 6, the President of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, and the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreras Miranda, appeared before the plenary session of the Congress to support the public budget bills for 2024, which amounts to S/241,000 million, 12% more than this year, and represents the highest growth in […]
Association of Marine Restaurants to the MEF after asking to replace the ceviche: “Our flagship dish is irreplaceable”
The statements by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreras, about replacing ceviche with chicken saltado, rice with seafood or squid pork rinds raised various questions from diners and gastronomy businessmen, who are affected by the rise in prices. lemon prices and other inputs used to prepare this emblematic dish. To address this issue, […]
Economy Commission insists that mypes have funds from their withdrawal accounts
With 16 photos in favor, 3 against and 3 abstentions, the Economy, Banking, Finance and Financial Intelligence Commission approved this Wednesday, September 6, the insistence on the opinion —which had been previously observed by the Executive Power— that proposes the free disposal of funds from deduction accounts to strengthen the financial capacity of micro and […]
Chancay Megaport: what is your progress and when will this project be inaugurated?
The Chancay Multipurpose Port Terminal, which is being built by the Chinese company Cosco Shipping, is one of the most anticipated infrastructure projects in the industrial sector, as it will enable trade between Peru and Asia. Its investment amounts to US$3.6 billion and will generate thousands of jobs, according to the Executive Branch. Below, we […]
AFP in favor of opening the market to lower commissions
In Peru, it is questioned whether the market for AFP It is oligopolistic, because in the 30 years that the private pension system has existed, there are only four companies in charge of managing the funds of 8.9 million workers: AFP Integra —which concentrates the majority of affiliates—, Profuturo AFP, Prima AFP and AFP Habitat […]
More than 3 million Peruvians still do not have drinking water
By 2022, 3.1 million Peruvians —11% of the population— still do not have access to drinking water. And although the majority already have a secured connection, almost half of the population still does not have a guaranteed 24-hour service provision. In the departments of Loreto (40%), Puno (31%) and Ucayali (26%) there is a greater […]
Government evaluates increasing the import of lemon to increase its supply and moderate the price
The head of the MEF announced that he has been coordinating with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation the new measures against the rise in lemon prices. Join the WhatsApp channel of La República Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Monday, September 4? What is the […]
Aspec asks the Government to create a high-level group to investigate whether there is speculation with the price of lemon
In August alone, the price of lemons rose 70% in Metropolitan Lima, which affected the pockets of families who have had to reduce their consumption due to its high cost. For this reason, in view of this situation, the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) urged the Executive power to lead concrete actions in […]
Minister of Economy on the high price of lemon: “If I wanted to make ceviche, I would replace it with salted chicken”
Despite the fact that annual inflation in our country fell slightly, the prices of some foods rose to 11.02%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI). This is the case of lemon, which in various markets has tripled its value, affecting the seafood restaurants that prepare ceviche and the pockets of families. […]