The Ministry of Economy clarified that there will be a new decree in relation to the minimum retirement, modifying last Thursday's decree in relation to the $70,000 bonus
According to Economía, the $70,000 bonus will remain unchanged but the new decree
will modify the ceiling of $204,445 for minimum wage retirees
.
Thus,
the minimum asset will rise from $134,445 to $171,216
, an increase of
27.35%.
As the payment of the $70,000 bonus is maintained,
the total income will be $241,216,
compared to $204,445 in March.
Since the bonus is not increased, the real pocket increase will ultimately be
18%
, as
Clarín
anticipated in Sunday's edition.
Meanwhile, if the 27.35% increase were also applied to the bonus, the new limit should be $89,145, raising the total income to $260,921, that is, $171,216 plus $89,145.
The confusion around this point is because Economy just clarified at 4 p.m. this Monday that the ceiling of $204,335, established in decree 268/2024, would be modified by a simple decree.
According to lawyer Ariel Samana, in April the minimum salaries will be as follows.
With the new ceiling of $241,216, the new values of the minimum assets would be the following:
•Minimum retirement: $171,216 + $70,000, added up to $241,216, 18% higher than the $204,445 in March.
•PUAM: minimum amount of $136,972 + $70,000: $206,972
•Non-contributory pensions: $119,851 + $70,000: $189,851.
Instead of integrating the bonus into the current assets, the Government would seek to liquefy the weight of the minimum assets in the total income of the retirements and pensions that receive that additional.
And, on the other hand, that
would reduce the flattening of the pension pyramid
that occurred due to the appearance of bonuses and the differential increases between the minimum assets and the rest.
The new decree should specify what happens to the bonus in the following months, whether it remains fixed at $70,000 or whether it will receive future increases.
According to the Economy, as a preview, in April, the assets will receive the February inflation (13.2%) plus 12.5%, and in May they will receive the March inflation.”
In June they will receive the April CPI and if the accumulated increase is less than that resulting from the current formula, the difference is compensated.
If it is higher, it is not discounted and there is no compensation”
Then in July the variation of the CPI for May will be paid and in August the inflation index for June and so on.
There will be no increases if the real salary improves or if the economy grows.
Consequently, going forward, there is no recovery of assets in relation to the loss of the last 7 years.