Policy
According to Finance, Vicemandataria Karin Herrera was reduced 25 % on the total income, that is, the discount will be about Q30 thousand.
The vice president of Guatemala, Karin Herrera. (Free Press Photo: X/Government of Guatemala)
The Vice Presidency of the Republic reported that the Ministry of Public Finance (MINFIN) approved the Modification of representation expenses for the position of vice president of the country, which will be effective as of May 1, 2025, as it was instructed at the time by President Bernardo Arévalo.
The Minfin indicated that, on April 21, the Technical Directorate of the Budget authorized the modification of said expenses, in compliance with the instruction issued by the Presidency on the 3rd of the same month.
Likewise, it was reported that the expenses of representation inside, which will not be paid to vice president Karin Herrera, will be assigned to projects of the secretariats attached to their charge, between them the Secretariat against sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking of persons (Svet), the Executive Secretariat of the Commission against Addictions and Illicit Drug Trafficking (Section) and the National Secretariat of Science and Technology of Science and Technology (Senacyt).
The reduction will be 25% on the total liquid, that is, the discount will be approximately Q30 thousand, as indicated by the minfin.
According to finance, the measure was effective in May and will be reflected in June. The Current income of the vicemandatary ascends to Q136 thousand 412.
It is still unknown how income will be
The Social Communication Directorate of the Vice Presidency was consulted, the detail of how Karin Herrera’s income will be after the reduction, but it was indicated that the application must be made through the access unit to public information, which, by law, has a period of 10 business days to provide response.