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The salary increase represents a disbursement of Q652 million of the Budget of the Ministry of Health.
Minister of Health, Joaquín Barnoya (Center), announced in a press conference the salary increase to the health. (Free Press Photo: YouTube)
The Ministry of Health announced at a press conference a salary increase of Q1 thousand 200 per month for workers in permanent line, as well as an economic incentive of Q2 thousand for contractors, in accordance with the provisions of article 140 of Decree 36-2024 of the Law of General Budget of Revenue and Expenditures of the State for fiscal year 2025.
Joaquín Barnoya, head of the portfolio, indicated that The increase will be retroactive to January this year and represents an economic impact of Q652 million 651 thousand 200 on the Ministry’s budget for 2025.
The incentive for contractors will be a single payment and will represent an additional disbursement of Q66 million 322 thousand.
He added that, to comply with this increase, internal legal and administrative procedures in the Ministry of Finance and the National Civil Service Office must be completed. He added that the amount granted to workers TRIPLICATE THE MINIMUM SALARY Authorized for the private sector in 2025.
Regarding the scholarships to the Epesists of the Medicine career – another of the points established in article 140 – Barnoya said that the resolution that approves the contracts and that the payment will be made at the end of May.
According to the minister, both the increase and the bonus that will be delivered to the workers are within the financial capacities of the Ministry of Health, without affecting the provision of services to the population.
“This decision responds to the fact that we cannot continue to postpone a necessary improvement for those who support the health system with their daily work,” said Barnoya.
Regarding the reallocation of positions and the staffing – also mentioned in article 140 -, said that the procedures established in the Civil Service Law will continue.