After knowing the increase in minimum wage in S/130 that will govern as of January 1, 2025, the union Mypes United States of Peru (MUP) spoke out against this increase because it affects micro and small businesses.
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In that sense, he pointed out that the rise in Minimum Living Remuneration (RMV) reduces the competitiveness of this sector that has not yet recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today the government’s announcement puts at risk the generation of new jobs by 2025 and makes us less competitive in the face of informality that will continue to dominate the market with lower prices than formal ones,” they said in a statement.
Likewise, they regretted that political decisions are above the reality of thousands of micro and small businesses that “still do not receive the benefits of a reactivation that has not arrived” and that cannot afford the salary increase. minimum.
“We are aware that it is necessary for workers to recover their consumption capacity, but conditions are not the best at this time,” they added.
Likewise, they pointed out that the increase in RMV It affects small businesses that comply with the payment of labor benefits. In addition, they pointed out that part of the country’s reactivation responds to access to AFP and CTS funds and not necessarily to a recovery of their sector.
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