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During this day, the Minister of Economy, Lucas Palacios, in his visit to Mega’s morning, “Pleasure” analyzed different aspects that have worsened in the pandemic such as unemployment, SMEs and informal jobs. But he also referred to the controversial readjustment of zero pesos to the minimum wage proposed by the Government.
Regarding the above, the Secretary of State explained that it is difficult to increase the minimum wage in the middle of the pandemic because there is not enough money to do it.
However, the controversy would break out after an unfortunate phrase from the head of the Economy. “If there is a person who lives alone and earns $ 320,000, it can be reached without problems, but if there is a person who earns $ 600,000 and has to support eight children, they are in a much more precarious situation,” said Palacios.
After the minister’s statements, the Sol Foundation expressed its deep rejection. “Regarding the readjustment of the minimum wage Minister Lucas Palacios, points out that a person who lives alone would have no problems with $ 320 thousand pesos. That salary is barely enough, for a kilo of bread a day, to go and return to work, renting a room and paying for social laws, “they published on Twitter.
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