After the increase in the minimum wage in Colombia, which was $1,117,172 with transportation aid, The Ministry of Labor confirmed how much the allowances will be for pensioners as of January 2022.
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Therefore, he stressed that those who earned $908,526, this year they will have an adjustment of up to $1,000,000 per month.
Likewise, those who earn more than the minimum wage, they will obtain a readjustment of their allowance of 5.62% %, which is equivalent to inflation.
In an interview with CM&, the Minister of Labor, Ángel Custodio Cabrera, indicated that “pensioners who earn up to two minimum wages, the health contribution is reduced from 12% to 10%. The rest of pensioners in Colombia, the increase will be 5.62%”.
In addition, he notified that pensioners who earn between one and two minimum wages will have more ability to pay.
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According to figures from the Ministry of Labor, in Colombia approximately 1,182,000 pensioners who earn the minimum monthly and On the part of retirees, they are more than 1,600,000 people.
