This Wednesday, at the end of the cabinet meeting, at a press conference the Minister of Labor, Claudio Moroni, assured that the Government does not rule out the payment of a bonus for workers, because of inflation.
The minister explained that the policy of the Government is that wages are always above the price index, which is why at this time the executive power analyzes with the different sectors of the economy all the possibilities so that this is guaranteed.
Although the Government would not have ruled out the possibility of granting a bonus if necessary, Moroni stressed that so far the joint agreements work correctly and that there have been no problems.
“At this time, the reality is that the joint mechanics are working properly, in fact, as of May, wages grew 2.4% year-on-year,” explained the minister. At the same time he added: “The joint negotiations are aligned with projected inflation”.
However, the head of the work portfolio affirmed that “no measure is ruled out”, and added: “The truth is that we have to evaluate it and see what are the measures that have the best impact in terms of complying with the central objective of the politics of Governmentwhich is that the salary is above inflation”.
In this sense, if necessary, the executive power It would pay a bonus to those sectors that do not benefit from the increases set in the parities, as happened with the Income Reinforcement.
Although not yet confirmed, the salary recomposition would reach formal workers who earn between $50,000 and $150,000However, the issue is still subject to analysis.
The Government will announce the quarterly increase for retirees
This afternoon, the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, together with the head of the ANSES (National Administration for Social Security), Fernanda Raverta, will announce the increase for the mobility formula, which reaches retirees and pensioners.
In addition, it is expected that a bonus will also be given to older adults. “The retirement mobility index is going to be announced with a reinforcement that helps retirees to overcome the damage caused by inflation,” explained Massa.
