Minimum salary: Chamber of Deputies rejected readjustment of $ 6 thousand presented by the Government

Hard setback for the Government and its readjustment of the minimum wage, after that during the afternoon of this Wednesday The Chamber of Deputies and Deputies will reject the proposal of 6 thousand pesos presented by the Executive. In any case, the bill was sent to the Senate for its next process.

With 66 votes in favor, 70 against and 8 abstentions, the parliamentarians rejected increasing the current minimum wage by 6 thousand pesos, which currently stands at $ 320,500.

The government’s proposal was approved by the Finance Commission, but rejected by the Labor Commission, which recommended voting against the initiative.

In this way, the project will continue its processing in the Senate, where the Government may insist on the proposed amount, which responds to the economic crisis that the country is experiencing due to the pandemic, argued from La Moneda.

MINIMUM INCOME📰 | Sala dispatched the bill to readjust the minimum monthly income to the Senate. https://t.co/FLuKgaGbGY

– Deputies and Deputies of Chile (@Camara_cl) September 30, 2020