Since January 2024, the Argentine government has been carrying out a profound restructuring of the public sector. As of October 2025, almost 60 thousand jobs have been eliminated, which is equivalent to a reduction of approximately 11.9% of the public payroll.
As of July 2025, staff reduction in the public sector generated annual savings of $1,053 million in salaries. However, according to the public sector employment report prepared by the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, the real cost of maintaining each employee doubles their salary due to other expenses on work infrastructure, such as office space, furniture, electronic equipment or supplies. Taking these factors into account, the total annual savings reached 2,106 million dollars.
The reduction of public employment in Argentina It not only relieved the State’s finances, but also went hand in hand with a visible improvement in social reality. According to Indec, poverty fell to 31.6% in the first half of 2025, well below the 52.9% in the same period of 2024.
When the will exists, both political and social, the reforms cease to be an abstract discourse and begin to translate into improvements in the quality of life of the population.
In the case of the Dominican Republic, according to the Superintendency of Health and Occupational Risks (Sisalril), despite the existing measure that freezes the public payrollin October 2025 this reached a total of 787,426 employees, that is, an increase of 43,562 employees compared to October 2024.
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