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November 04, 2020 – 08:05 pm
Editorial Office of El Pais
The December premium will arrive in advance for public sector employees attached to the central government, as was announced this Wednesday by President Iván Duque.
Just after announcing the date of the third day without VAT in the country, which will be next November 21, the president reported that those who are part of the official sector will receive their premium in the second half of this month.
“I have given a very clear instruction: We will be issuing a presidential directive before the end of this week, so that between November 15 and 30 we advance the payment of the Christmas bonus in the public sector (central government),” said the chief of State.
Duque emphasized that this measure will specifically cover those employees who depend on the central government, but made a call to replicate it in the territorial entities.
“The idea is also that governors and mayors are empowered to do so, who want to advance it,” he clarified.
The Christmas bonus for civil servants reporting to the central government will be paid between November 15 and 30.
The idea of the Government is to allow families to have resources in advance, in order to be able to ‘wake up early for Christmas’ and advance their purchases.
According to the head of state, in addition to the Day without VAT, it is expected that between Friday 27 and Sunday 29 November ‘Black Friday’, in which several companies give important discounts for purchases digitally.
At the end of last month, Duque had invited Colombians to do their Christmas shopping in advance, in order to help the economy revive, affected by the pandemic.
“We must build this path so that between November 15 and 30, we Colombians get to the idea of getting up early for Christmas. Getting up early for Christmas with commerce, getting up early for Christmas with consumption, getting up early for Christmas. Christmas buying what is ours, Colombian buying Colombian, “he declared at the installation of the annual Congress of the Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce.
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