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The Chamber of Deputies and Deputies rejected the proposal of government to increase by only $ 1,500 the minimum wage, being a severe setback for the executive.
With 54 votes in favor, 78 against and 14 abstentions, the Chamber rejected the bill that readjusts the amount of monthly income, as well as the family and maternal allowance and the family allowance.
❌REJECTED | Chamber rejects bill that readjusts the amount of #minimalincome, as well as the family and maternal allowance, and the family allowance. by 53 votes in favor, 78 against and 14 abstentions.
– Deputies and Deputies of Chile (@Camara_cl) September 9, 2020
The proposal of The coin to increase by a real 0% (from $ 320,500 to $ 322,000) was questioned from the beginning by the opposition, who proposed an increase of $ 25,000 per month, although negotiable.
However the Minister of Finance, Ignacio Briones, it was open up to $ 5,000 as an amount. In addition, during the previous discussion he had raised the idea of a new readjustment in March, something that was clearly not enough.
The president of the Labor and Social Security commission, Gael yeomans, held the vote. “Good news of the day: the government’s outrageous minimum wage proposal rejected“said the deputy of The Convergence in your Twitter account.
Now, the Government may insist on Senate, but to continue with the legislative process they must have 2/3 of the votes of those present. It will then go back to the House, where it could be thrown out and rejected again by two-thirds.
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