Diets were increased amid great secrecy and heavy criticism

Asunción: A total of 27 senators implemented the diet increase in the 2025 budget. There were contradictions about the amount. Some said 5 million guarantees, others said 6 million guarantees.

On the one hand, Natalicio Chase, leader of Honor Colorado in the Senate, spoke of 5,125,000 guarantees, but others, such as Gustavo Leite and Rubén Velázquez, pointed out that the amount was 6 million guarantees.

In any case, so far they receive a monthly salary almost equal to or even greater than that of the President of the Republic, with 32,774,840 guaranteed.

But the discussion is not over yet, because with the changes the draft budget goes back to the Chamber of Deputies.

The senators’ intention from the beginning was an increase of 6,200,000 guarantees, made up of the 5,000,000 guarantees of fuel vouchers and the 1,200,000 guarantees of VIP health insurance.

There is an obstacle due to the Godoy Law that prohibits them from earning more than the President, but they had missed this point.

The upper house held an extraordinary session yesterday to consider the nation’s general budget for next year, and despite Honor Colorado leader Nicolás Chase’s promise that they would not support the automatic increase, he finally said that his The group decided to vote in favor.

Coloradans like Juan Afara, Blanca Ovelar, Luis Pettengill and Óscar Salomón were against it. Voting in opposition were Esperanza Martínez (FG), Yolanda Paredes (PCN), José Oviedo (PCN), Ignacio Iramain (PEN), Rubén Velázquez (Yo Creo), Celeste Amarilla (PLRA), Sergio Rojas (PLRA) and Eduardo Nakayama ( former PLRA) against it.
Senate President Basilio Núñez abstained, knowing that the self-exaltation would be approved by his bloc and allies.

He ensured a quick passage and only left room for a few speakers who spoke out against it. His colleague Juan Carlos Nano Galaverna nodded and called for the debate to end immediately.

Everything was approved without giving many details of the increase. The final point was Carlos Núñez, who asked the opponents to reveal their disadvantages and received applause from his sector amid laughter.

Not everyone is happy about it

Dr. Jesús Irrazabal, doctor at the National Hospital of Itauguá, strongly criticized the increase in the diet of 6 million guarantees for the parliamentarians. He complained that there are no syringes in the hospital while parliamentarians inflate their standards.

Weekly newspaper / Última Hora

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