Ismael Bermudez
05/14/2021 9:17 AM
Clarín.com
Economy
Updated 05/14/2021 9:17 AM
“Continuing with the trend observed in recent months, personnel expenses contracted by 12.9% and in retirements and pensions they fell by 13.4% compared to the same month of 2020, basically due to the
update of assets and public wages below
inflation "
.
The
National Budget Office
(OPC) says it based on the
Budget Execution of the National Administration.
Thus he explains that “transfers in retirement and pensions, which reached $ 241,173 million, presented
a real fall of 13.4% year-on-year
, mainly explained by the
gap
between the update of adjusted assets according to the
new mobility formula and the rate of inflation
(29.4% versus 46.4% year-on-year) ”.
The Report adds that the $ 1,500 supplement granted to counteract the decrease in purchasing power of the lowest-income retirees was
below the extraordinary bonus granted in April 2020
, which was $ 3,000.
"The contractionary effect of the
decrease in the number of beneficiaries
should also be highlighted
, which, according to ANSES, was 1.5% year-on-year in March. For their part, non-contributory pensions ($ 22,686 million) fell 8, 4% year-on-year and family allowances ($ 37,043 million) 9.7% year-on-year ”.
In May, the pension decline could moderate because also this month the bonus or bonus of $ 1,500 is being paid to the lowest assets (in the same month of 2020 there was no bonus), but that higher nominal expense would be partially
offset by the increase in
annual
inflation
, which could be around 49%.
This year, in the first quarter, pensions and other benefits increased 8.07% in March versus an inflation of 13%:
almost 5 points less
. In April, the lowest retirements and pensions had a plus of $ 1,500, raising for this sector the increase in those who charge the minimum retirement to 16% compared to a rise in prices of 17.6%.
In relation to
social programs
, the Report says that although there is a constant growth in spending associated with the measures implemented during the current year (50% increase in the Alimentar Card in February, $ 15,000 to AUH AMBA, REPRO II to affected sectors), the level of execution
in April 2021 totaled $ 53,503 million
, resulting
61.7% lower in real terms
than that registered in the same month of 2020 ($ 95,591 million), mainly
due to the elimination
of the Emergency Family Income (
IFE
) ”.
Consequently, "the distinctive fact of budget execution was given by the
year-on-year decrease in social assistance aimed at alleviating the effects of the pandemic
."
On the other hand, the
salaries of the National Administration
accrued $ 58,031 million, with
a fall of 12.9% year-on-year
, mainly due to the fact that the update of salaries was below inflation.
Meanwhile, "transfers to universities, largely associated with the evolution of wages, show a real fall of 8.6% year-on-year".
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