[Minuto a Minuto] House Labor Commission approved the Government’s bill to withdraw 10%

19:22 –

| The vote against was UDI Guillermo Ramírez.

19:15 –

| The Labor Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies generally approved the Government’s bill for the second withdrawal of pension funds.

18:44 –

| Regarding the first withdrawal, Zaldívar explained that “of the total universe of withholdings, which are 263 thousand, only the payment of approximately 105 thousand could have been verified, and the remaining difference the AFPs had not been able to verify those payments for procedural reasons, because it was not clear the amount of the debt, the order of priority “

18:43 –

| “What this indication seeks is to perfect the procedures to be able to ensure that the withholdings that have been made can reach the families in a timely manner,” said the head of Labor

18:40 –

| Meanwhile, Minister María José Zaldívar explained the focus of indications entered by the Government, which point to withholding for food pension debts

18:39 –

| The Minister of the Segpres, Cristián Monckeberg, said that the Government is willing, not to withdraw urgency, but to lower it from immediate discussion to extreme urgency

18:38 –

| Then Minister Briones pointed out that if the project were to be processed so that it could be published on Friday, December 11, the withdrawal could be completed before Christmas, so he spoke that there is room to continue debating

18:38 –

| The president of the Commission, Gael Yeomans, specified that “he could only agree to delay the vote if there is a real provision, especially with regard to the payment term, because we would be delaying the vote without being certain that we will be able to count on this second retreat before the end of the year “

18:37 –

| “We have all the good will to see if we reach an agreement with the Executive, to reduce the tax rate for certain sectors, thinking of those who earn from 2.5 or 2 million downwards,” Sepúlveda said

18:32 –

| Deputy Alejandra Sepúlveda (FRVS) valued that, as she understands, “there is a proposal from Minister (Cristián) Monckeberg to talk with us tomorrow, prior to the conversation they made with the ruling party deputies”

18:25 –

| In this framework, Sauerbaum asked Briones to withdraw the urgency, and immediate discussion, to give the Commission time to continue talking and be able to vote tomorrow, Wednesday

18:24 –

| After that, deputy RN Frank Sauerbaum assured: “Since yesterday, Minister, we have been talking with different sectors, from Chile Vamos and the opposition, and we have a relative agreement in tax terms”

18:22 –

| From the beginning of the session, Minister Ignacio Briones said that the Government had already explained what was necessary yesterday, hinting at its intentions that the project be voted on this Tuesday

17:29 –

| The instance is scheduled to vote today, but its president, Gael Yeomans, expressed willingness to postpone the vote if the Government needs more time to study the issue of paying taxes, as long as the Executive agrees that there will be an agreement on the matter

17:19 –

| The Labor Commission of the Chamber resumes on Tuesday afternoon the debate on the Government project for the withdrawal of pension savings, in the first step of its second legislative process

19:27 –

| AFP Association Manager: More than 10 million people made the request for the first #CooperativaEnCasa withdrawal

19:24 –

| AFP Association Manager: “I hope there will not be a third withdrawal because it will only worsen the situation” of the pension system; “If the pandemic advances, I hope the Government will act proactively” #CooperativaEnCasa

19:24 –

| AFP Association Manager: There are about 2 million people who will not be able to withdraw because they ran out of pension funds in the first withdrawal #CooperativaEnCasa

19:20 –

| AFP Association Manager: It is understandable that those who withdraw do so out of necessity, and we will have to be more efficient in the process, but it does not depend only on us; there were problems with immigration data, with the Judicial Power #CooperativaEnCasa

19:19 –

| AFP Association Manager: “We are tackling a pension debate with a more impoverished pension system than we had three or four months ago” #CooperativaEnCasa

19:19 –

| AFP Association Manager: Both projects leave the pension system and workers with less savings and fewer pensions, and both are not good public policy, they are an anti-pension reform #CooperativaEnCasa

19:17 –

| [En vivo] The general manager of the AFP Association, Fernando Larraín, talks with What Remains of the Day https://www.cooperativa.cl/radioenvivo/ #CooperativaEnCasa

18:04 –

| The debate continues in the Labor Committee.

17:58 –

| #CooperativaEnCasa Withdrawal of 10 percent: RN deputies ask the Government that the payment of taxes affect those who earn a million and a half or more

17:22 –

| Regarding Briones’ proposal for the reinstatement, Soto said that an agreement could be reached for it to be voluntary.

17:18 –

| Raúl Soto, head of the PPD bench, indicated that “he would sign an agreement with Congressman Eguiguren right now.”

17:15 –

| Before him, Deputy Francisco Eguiguren, also RN, said that, in his personal opinion, those who earn up to 2.5 million pesos should be exempt from paying taxes.

17:11 –

| “I want to emphasize that if we achieved that, we would have 91 percent of Chileans without paying taxes. We formally ask you, minister, to think about it, to think about it, to be able to advance to that arrangement,” added Sauerbaum.

17:06 –

| “We have been talking with the rest of the deputies from Chile Vamos, also with those who are not in this Commission, from Evópoli, and we are willing to advance in an exemption that could go up to the first tranche: up to one million 500 thousand pesos, and in that way to be able to give relief to middle class people, “Sauerbaum said.

five pm –

| In the Commission, the deputy RN Frank Sauerbaum spoke to Minister Briones and proposed exempting those who earn up to 1.5 million pesos from paying taxes.

15:59 –

| The Labor Commission is chaired by Gael Yeomans, a member of the Social Convergence (Frente Amplio).

15:57 –

| The text that came out of the Senate does not include a refund of the funds, and provides that people with higher incomes who request the withdrawal must pay taxes.

15:55 –

| [Streaming] Minister Briones proposes before deputies to reinstate the withdrawal of funds withdrawn, something that the Senate rejected #CooperativaEnCasa

15:51 –

| The President of the Republic, ministers of state, regional governors, senators and deputies and their honorary advisers are excluded from this withdrawal.

15:49 –

| The amount to withdraw will be between 35 UF (about one million pesos) and 150 UF (4 million 350 thousand pesos), if savings allow it. If the affiliate has less than 35 UF in his account, he can withdraw all of the funds.

15:47 –

| As it came out of the Senate, the Government’s project establishes a unique, exceptional and voluntary withdrawal of up to 10 percent of pension funds, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

15:44 –

| The analysis in commissions of the Government project can be extended until Wednesday, because, like the other, it is in the table of the Chamber session on Thursday, which begins at 10:00 hours.

15:42 –

| As the deputies’ project (which had broad support in the first process) was rejected by the Senate last week, it must be analyzed in a mixed commission, prior to its treatment in the Sala, next Thursday, December 3.

15:38 –

| In this scenario, the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies will address during this legislative week two projects related to the withdrawal of pension funds: the “second withdrawal”, promoted by the deputies through constitutional reform, and the “alternative”, presented by the Government to stop the series of parliamentary initiatives for transitory reforms to the Constitution.

15:31 –

| In this regard, the opposition expects modifications on the tax issue: that an exception be made with respect to the traditional income tax scheme and the cut of those who would pay taxes in case of executing the withdrawal be raised.

15:29 –

| The deputy RN Frank Sauerbaum slipped in the Commission that the Government will present “new indications, which have not entered.”

15:21 –

| The ministers María José Zaldívar (Labor) and Ignacio Briones (Finance) present before the parliamentary instance.

15:14 –

| “We are working hard so that they can withdraw 10% before Christmas,” President Sebastián Piñera said on Friday.

15:10 –

| The Labor and Social Security Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies this afternoon began the review of the initiative, which has similarities and differences with the one promoted by legislators such as Pamela Jiles.

15:05 –

15:00 –

| The Government’s project for the withdrawal of 10 percent of pension savings begins this Monday in the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies.