Country Alliance qualifies What inhuman the government decision to dispose freeze salaries of the public sector at the levels of misery in which they remain and demanded that what is really pertinent and urgent is that have a raise of salary in the State and the private sector of at least 25%.
In a press release sent to the media, the entity indicates that this is because «While business sectors such as tourism and free zones show great growth and industries earned more money than ever in the midst of the crisis, workers and sectors The media have felt their living conditions worsen, bringing despair and restlessness to Dominican families.
The Economic Commission of Alianza País, chaired by the economist and university professor, Francisco Tavarez, in its complaint to the Government cited that the deterioration in the living conditions of the middle classes and popular sectors due to the great inflation of the last three years, projected for the end of 2022 is 9%. ¨Dominican families have lost much of their purchasing power,
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¨The prices of food, electricity and inputs for agricultural production increase without the current government assuming a concrete and effective economic policy beyond some subsidies, and other measures of limited scope¨reasons the organism.
In this scenario, the salary constitutes the adjustment variable of the economic reproduction system; aid policies are mainly focused on protecting business investment and providing adequate macroeconomic and fiscal conditions to attract them: tax incentives, infrastructure, subsidies and labor flexibility” highlights the statement of the Alianza País Economic Commission.
The party’s claim supports the urgency of the proposed increase in that the real salary of the average Dominican worker continues to plummet and according to official data, purchasing power has fallen by an estimated 22% as a result of accumulated inflation, that is, almost a quarter of the salary earned by public and private employees has been converted into salt and water.
