The president of Congress, Luis Contreras, reaffirmed that this Tuesday, April 28, initiative 6723 will be promoted in plenary session, a proposal that proposes extending the economic support of Q1 thousand per month to military veterans for 36 months, within the framework of the Temporary Law of Comprehensive Development.
The millionaire disbursement has support and was scheduled to be known in second reading, although according to Contreras, if its approval as a national emergency is proposed, it would have the votes because there is already consensus.
“There is no need to seek additional financing; the law establishes that every initiative must have a source of financing and this one already has it. We have Q200 million to comply with the payments and we want the veteran to receive 36 payments, not limit it to three years,” he expressed on April 22.
Along the same lines, he assured on Monday, April 26, that he has the necessary consensus for its advancement in the plenary session.
According to what was stated by the Board of Directors, the measure is part of the agreements reached with representatives of former military personnel, in a context in which the processing of initiatives related to the pension system was also reiterated.
The announcement comes after the protesters They showed up this week outside Congress to demand progress in the reforms to its pension regime, demanding progress on initiatives 6623 and 6565, which are part of the proposals to reform the Army’s military and disabled pension regime, currently in different phases of analysis and discussion in Congress.
The presence of the protesters was concentrated during the development of the plenary session on April 21, where Contreras He reiterated his commitment to follow up on their requests.
Initiative 6623
Initiative 6623 is one of the main demands of the sector.
This proposal seeks to reform the Law of the Special Regime of Passive Classes for the Disabled of the Army in the Military Orderwith the aim of introducing adjustments to the pension system and extending the deadlines for the medical evaluation procedures of the beneficiaries.
In general terms, the proposal for recognition of the disability condition and access to the pension can be carried out under a broader process in terms of time, so that applicants complete their medical evaluation and continue the processing of their pension within the Military Pension Institute (IPM).
According to legislative information, the initiative was under analysis in the Public Finance and Social Security and Social Security commissions, where the issuance of an opinion is still pending.
Initiative 6565
In parallel, initiative 6565 proposes a reform to the State Civil Passive Classes Law so that pensions are not less than the minimum wage current non-agriculturalwith a maximum ceiling of up to Q7 thousand monthly. This initiative was included in the Congress agenda for this Tuesday the 28th.
As reported by the Board of Directors of Congress, this proposal has been included for your information in the first debate in an upcoming ordinary session, as part of the agreements reached with the representatives of military retirees and disabled people.
In the most recent legislative day, the initiatives related to veterans were not discussed in the plenary session, because the session was suspended due to lack of quorum, in the middle of an agenda that included other economic and fiscal issues.