This Thursday, July 28, the debate on the salary of congressmen in Colombia is once again controversial on social networks. This time for a draft legislative act presented by Senators of the Historical Pact.
Among them, Roy Barreras, Iván Cepeda and Gustavo Bolívar, and representative Catherine Juvinao (Green Alliance).
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The proposal contemplates that there should be limits on the re-election of senators and representatives, that the periods of ordinary sessions be extended, that the grounds for investiture loss and the salary regime of congressmen.
The draft legislative act announced that the remuneration of congressmen should not exceed 25 monthly salaries. Namelyabout 28 million pesos. Currently, the salary of parliamentarians is above 34 million pesos.
They also point out that the remuneration of congressmen is not understood as a criterion for setting the salary regime for other public officials. Today salaries like those of the magistrates of the high courts, prosecutors delegated to the high courts and attorneys are set based on that of the legislators.
The legislative act clarifies that the salary allocation would be made until the end of the constitutional period. That is, in 2026.
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For some, this means that the idea is that the promoters of the initiative would not be reducing their salary.
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