Politics and tension: diets are defrosted and senators will go on to charge more than $9 million

Victoria Villarruel again called on the legislators to extend the freeze, and did not receive the support of the libertarians themselves.

This Monday ended the freezing of senators' diets, which had been extended by decree by Victoria Villarruel, and in May they would charge 9 million pesos. After failing at the December 12 session, the president of the House of Senators extended decree 27/24, by which last August the provincial representatives frozen their diet until December 31, 2024. For this reason, she will now seek to discuss the issue and that the senators disengage from th…

After the extension of the increase ordered by Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, the extension of the increase can only continue through the elaboration of a new decree, or by a resolution voted in Congress.

The unfreezing of senators' salaries has been in effect since Tuesday, after Vice President Victoria Villarruel extended the freeze by decree until early 2025. Therefore, if the Senate does not take any action in the coming days, legislators will receive 9 million pesos starting in May. According to the Argentine News Agency, Villarruel will raise the issue at the next meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Committee. This will be prior to the heate…

The freezing of the senators' diets that had been ordered by decree of Vice President Victoria Villarruel, expired on Tuesday, April 1, and, if the body does not take any action in this regard, the legislators of that chamber will go on to charge, at least, 9 million pesos from the month of May. So far, only three senators presented notes to insist with the freezing: José María Carambia, Natalia Gadano and Luis Juez.

The freezing of the senators' diets that had been ordered by decree of Vice President Victoria Villarruel expired today and, if the body does not activate any measure, the legislators of that chamber will go on to charge 9 million pesos from May. According to the Argentine News Agency, at the next meeting of Parliamentary Labor Villarruel would put the issue on the table, in the run-up to the hot session in which the Senate will debate whether i…