The national deputy, Miguel Ángel Pichetto, defended the 30% increase in legislators’ allowances in a controversial exchange with journalist Jonatan Viale. The discussion included questions about the Equation with retirements. However, the politician refused to address the issue.
Miguel Ángel Pichetto was involved in a tense confrontation with journalist Jonatan Viale when defending the 30% increase in legislators’ allowances. The discussion, which took place on a television programincluded incisive questions about the need to increase the amount of pensions.
Journalist Viale consulted on the relevance of a 30% increase in legislators’ allowances while similar improvements are not applied to retirements. Given this question, Pichetto responded controversially: “Do you want us to be Uganda?”
The exchange continued with Viale insisting on the comparison between legislators’ salary increases and the conditions of retirees. “Is it okay that they get a 30% increase and not retirees?” the communicator asked. “I refuse to speak,” replied the parliamentarian.
Given Viale’s insistence on the adequacy of legislators’ salaries, Pichetto defended the actions of Congress, highlighting the respect for the figure of the President during the sessions. However, he avoided directly addressing the issue of retirements.
«We have just presented an initiative to adjust (for inflation) pensions. A deputy earned 1,500,000. Really? Do you really want to talk about this topic? But please”, Pichetto expressed, showing signs of annoyance.
When asked by Viale about the public perception of legislators’ salaries, Pichetto again refused to delve deeper into the issue and suggested addressing the remuneration of other public positions such as managers of state entities and judges.
Asked about other types of salaries, the deputy was reluctant to share detailed information about the salaries of other officials and He closed the interview with a comment addressed to another journalist present on the program.
The controversial interview highlighted the tensions around salary increases in the legislative and raised questions about equity in the distribution of resources and the impact on public perception.
With information from Argentine News
2024-03-07 10:30:30