The Peruvian Congress approved on Monday a second withdrawal of pension funds for members who are considered economically affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The opinion was approved with a vote of 101 votes in favor, 1 against and 20 abstentions in a session held virtually due to covid-19.
The exporters of the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) that have not listed for 12 months will be able to make withdrawals of up to 17,200 soles (about $ 4,770).
The new law also applies to those members who have an oncological disease.
The objective of the text is to alleviate the economic crisis that families in the country are going through as a result of the health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
In April, the economic crisis derived from the new coronavirus led authorities in Peru to approve the withdrawal of up to 25% of the funds accumulated in individual accounts, with a limit of $ 3,700 for each of its seven million affiliates.
The extraordinary retreat began on May 18 and ended on July 31.
Withdrawal requests were received through a single digital platform for all affiliates of the four pension fund managers in the country.
On that occasion some $ 5.5 billion they were withdrawn by Peruvian workers from private pension funds.
With 33 million inhabitants, Peru registers more than 906,500 cases of coronavirus, with 34,585 deaths.
