The deputies of the Congress maintain salaries that go from the Q66 thousand to the Q97 thousand per month, receiving the highest remuneration the president of Congress, Nery Ramos. These salaries were authorized with their budget for 2025 but began to be paid since February.
The Congress prescribed a salary increase on November 26when they were approving their expenses budget for this year. The proposal had not been known before and took, the media and inspection organizations, by surprise.
Through an amendment signed by several deputies, a salary increase for deputies was included in Agreement. In the same they explain that they are looking for Do not win less than a Judge of Appeal Cut.
The document in which they presented the motion had signatures that made it impossible to identify the deputies who supported it and only one added its name: Luis Aguirre, head of the Cabal Block.
The case climbed in the Courts with the hope of curbing the salary increase for the deputies, but so far, despite the legal effort, the increase is still in force.
Key dates in the salary increase of deputies
Although the deputies approved their salary increase since November 2024, to reach the payment with the increase had some stages that were not public. On the contrary, his process refused on more than one occasion by deputies of the Board of Directors.
On November 29, Deputy José Chic of the Will Block Opportunity and Solidarity (you) He presented an amparo that was given with place on December 16. Compensation were stopped that the deputies had also authorized, but the Court did not pronounce with the salary increase.
On the contrary, in the considerations of its provisional resolution they explained that the Board of Directors must analyze the budgetary readcations, and then resume the discussion for a possible ratification before the Plenary of Congress.
On January 14, the new period of ordinary sessions within the Congress was resumed. In statements the president of the Legislative said that nOr they were analyzing the report on the possible increase because the issue was not a priority.
On February 4 according to Act 10 of the Board of Directors of the Congress during a session, the decision was made to give the deputies a salary increase, having a Base remuneration of Q46 thousand 700 per month.
On later dates, the president of the Congress was asked, the first secretary, Karina Paz, who indicated no decision, but the Documents demonstrated otherwise.
On February 25, the Board of Directors issued Act 21-2025, where the salary increase for deputies materialized. That same day the president of the Congress had denied the issue and listed as false the information that the media already presented.
February 26, Free press Public Act 10-2025 and President Ramos had to recognize the salary increase. Although the issue was separated by saying that he was not part of the sessions and that he voted against the increase last November.
On February 28 the deputies received their new salaries, but they were not withdrawn the economic benefits as expenses of representation and diets, making the deputies received salaries ranging from Q66 thousand to 97 thousand, Considering that the block leaders and members of the directive receive higher bonuses.
On March 11, the CC rejected a due execution that I was looking to suspend the increase because the discussion was not taken to plenary. Among the court arguments stressed that the document was poorly raised and that the act that materialized the increase had not been attacked.
After March 12 to 15, the former presidential Armando Castillo; the Citizen Action Organization; and Deputy José Chic have presented new actions to the CC.
The Court now has amparos against minutes 10 and 21 of the Board of Directors and an extension due to the evasion of the Board of Directors to bring the discussion before the Plenary of Congress.