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Venezuelan workers in state-backed strategic companies received a bonus payment of 34,920 bolivars this Friday, December 26. The benefit, distributed via the Patria Digital Channel on Telegram, is roughly equivalent to $118.38 based on the Central Bank of Venezuela’s (BCV) official exchange rate.
December bonuses Add Up for Venezuelan Workers
A series of payments throughout December are providing financial relief to specific groups of Venezuelan employees.
- A Co-Responsibility and training Bonus of 34,920 bolivars was disbursed on December 26.
- The amount of the bonus varies based on the association and position of the worker.
- Multiple bonus payments have been made throughout December to different groups of workers.
- The official exchange rate used to calculate the dollar equivalent is 294.96 bolivars per dollar.
The BCV established an exchange rate of 294.96 bolivars per dollar, as of December 29. Though, the Patria Digital Channel noted that the actual bonus amount received can differ depending on the worker’s employer and job title.
This latest payment marks the third Co-Responsibility and training Bonus distributed in December. Earlier this month, workers received 24,700 bolivars on December 10 and 12,350 bolivars on December 13. The December 13 payment was specifically for active teachers in the Ministry of education participating in training at the Samuel Robinson Experimental University of Teaching.
Hear’s a breakdown of the other bonuses issued in December:
- Popular Cultists of 11,000 bolivars on December 1.
- Single Family Bonus, with amounts varying between 1,235, 2,470, or 3,705 bolivars on December
