He Congress spent S/5,729,782 in the payment of per diem of the 3,579 commissioners of the institution between January 2024 and July of this year. The workers of each congressman receive a bonus of S/1,600 per month – part of their salary – for their activities during the week of representation, even if they are in Lime or via Zoomas revealed by the Sunday Fourth Power.
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According to the journalistic report, the commissioners receive this amount of money, even if to carry out their functions they must go to nearby districts such as Groove or the Rímacvirtually or at the facilities of the Parliament.
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In detail, the television report revealed that each congressman is assigned two advisors for their week of representation. Each of these two, perceives S/1,600, while parliamentarian S/2,800 for the five days of national representation. In total, monthly, S/6,000 is disbursed for these functions.
In March last year, she recalled fourth power, Fujimorista congresswoman Rosangella Barbaránrequested that a requirement for two commissioners for a period of four days; For each one, S/1,280 was disbursed. However, in the weekly representation report, it was found that activities were carried out in districts of the Lima capital and in Villa El Salvador and the Rímacin the legislative or zoom enclosure.
“Sometimes, a commissioner of Parliament said.
Expert opinion
The specialist in parliamentary law, Diego Pomareda, said that “it makes no sense” that Congress workers who carry out their activities in Lima charge that amount of money.
“When they are already installed here, the regulatory and administrative norms of Parliament demands that, when the congressman can request, but when he remains in Lima, this logistical support of S/2,800 is for a week of representation. It makes no sense that per diem or passages are charged for those who have been working in the city of Lima. (…) Here there is a duplicity of spending,” he said.
“They are S/6,000 per month that Congress disbursements for a week of representation, which is a totally disproportionate expense and from my arbitrary point of view. If the congressman already has S/2,800 assigned for logistical support of representation, what does the State also have to invest money in commissioners, passages for advisors and also the number of two advisors? It could be, in a logic of austerity of the State, could be one of the advisors. They need more people, “he questioned.
