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Half bonus: the Government confirmed the payment in installments for employees of the national public sector

2020-06-24T14:46:03.194Z


It affects wages above 80 thousand pesos. The decree points to the economic effects of the coronavirus quarantine.


06/23/2020 - 2:03

  • Clarín.com
  • Politics

The national government made it official on Tuesday that, in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, it will pay in installments the half bonus of state workers. The measure, published in the Official Gazette, affects those people who earn more than 80 thousand pesos as gross salary.

Decree 547/2020 establishes that "whatever the regime applicable to the employment relationship" within the national public sector, up to 40 thousand gross pesos will be paid in the "legal term".

In those amounts greater than that number, the rest of the half bonus will be paid in two equal installments together with the salaries of July and August.

"In the event that the value of the quota turns out to be less than 1,000 pesos, the number of quotas must be adjusted until reaching a value close to that sum," adds the official text, which bears the signature of Alberto Fernández and the entire national cabinet.

In its foundations, the decree explains that "the evolution and dynamics of the pandemic have had a high impact on the functioning of the economy and society."

And it concludes that "in view of the prevailing fiscal restrictions recognized by Law No. 27,541 and its aggravation due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it is deemed necessary to establish a method of payment of the first half of the complementary annual salary for personnel included in the National Public Sector ".

The measure had been released last Tuesday, when national state unions were informed of the emergency scheme.

At that time, the resounding drop in tax collection had already been pointed out as one of the conditions for payment in installments of the Christmas bonus. Tax revenue is estimated to have fallen in real terms by 22.3%, in the comparison between May 2020 and May 2019.

The payment in installments of the Christmas bonus will affect some 207,653 public employees, according to an estimate that Clarín had access to.

The fractional Christmas bonus would be imitated by other provinces, including the Province of Buenos Aires.

Source: clarin

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