Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | 9:47 p.m.
The National Social Security Administration (ANSES) is working on a proposal to increase the number of workers who receive family allowances. It was confirmed by the executive director of the organization, Fernanda Raverta.
“The main objective for 2023 is to recover the purchasing power of the salary, it is a promise that we made in the campaign and we are still in debt. We have to focus all our efforts there,” a national cabinet minister told this outlet. The central bet points to the fact that inflation can be slowed down and that in this way the parity payments and the income of informal workers go above the price increases.
Apart from the fact that collective negotiations will be the decisive element, the Government also has other tools to improve income. In this sense, Raverta confirmed in dialogue with Radio 10 that he is preparing a proposal to expand the universe of wage earners who receive family allowances.
The measure would be implemented through an increase in the income ceiling that the agency considers for the payment of the benefit. It is currently $316,731 for the family group, while the individual cap is $158,366. “We are working on a proposal that has to do with matching the income ceiling to receive the allocations with the profit floor,” Raverta explained.
If the initiative prospers, all the sons and daughters of formal workers would receive some benefit from the State. Since those who pay the tribute have a deduction and those who are below that floor would receive the payment of the assignment. “Due to parities, wages increase and the ceiling has not been modified. What we are saying is that a solution must be given to that group of boys and girls who do not receive the allowance but are also below the earnings floor”, explained the official.
In the same interview, Raverta referred to the bill to establish a Pension Debt Payment Plan. Until now, the opposition threatens not to provide a quorum in Congress if the ruling party does not give up moving forward with the impeachment of the members of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Official calculations indicate that some 800,000 people of retirement age could lose access to pension coverage if the initiative is not turned into law. In this sense, the executive director of ANSES did not rule out that the measure be applied through a decree. “It is something that we are evaluating, although it is not easy. We will continue to dig deeper with creativity and intelligence to see how we do. It is very important that we can allow Argentines to pay their debt and have a retirement, ”she said before the consultation.
