Between bonuses and support, deputies and senators will enjoy Christmas of 208 million pesos – Diario Basta!

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In the Upper House, the expenditure for this concept will be 56 million pesos; on the low, of 152 million pesos

Diego Raya

Mexico City.- The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate prepare resources that together exceed 208 million pesos to cover bonuses and year-end payments of the members of the LXVI Legislature.

In San Lázaro, 152 million will be allocated to cover the December allowance, the bonus equivalent to 40 days of salary and the legislative support of the 500 deputies. Each one will receive 304 thousand 48 pesos that include 82 thousand 52 pesos for their monthly diet, 147 thousand 438 pesos in bonuses and 74 thousand 558 pesos in support that must be verified before the administration of the Cameraas they are used for their work team and to operate physical or virtual citizen assistance houses. The previous year the bonus was lower because the proportional part was only paid after four months in office.

In it Senate, The total disbursement for December amounts to 56 million 746 thousand 624 pesos. Each senator will have a tax-free bonus of 253 thousand pesos and a monthly net income of 131 thousand 700 pesos, which adds up to 384 thousand 700 pesos without considering other benefits such as groceries, vouchers, transportation support or additional bonuses. Some senators, like Gerardo Fernández Noroña, also receive social programs; In March he commented that he would receive 6,200 pesos every two months as a beneficiary of the Pension for Seniors.

High-ranking officials of the Senate nor are they left out of these perceptions. The general secretary Alejandro Garita Alonso obtains a net allowance of 130,600 pesos and a bonus of more than 235,000. Although these remunerations are provided for by law, they usually generate citizen criticism due to their distance from the minimum wage and the multiple additional benefits.

Added to this is the low legislative performance: of 2,939 initiatives presented in the Chamber of Deputies So far in the legislature, only 109 have been approved, while hundreds remain without ruling