“If the municipal elections come, we will not be able to get it out,” said Minister Jeannette Jara regarding the pension reform. The Government will put it into immediate discussion so that it can be voted on next week in the Senate Labor Committee.
The Minister of Labor, Jeannette Jara, assured that the pension reform It would be uphill if progress is not made before the October elections.
It should be remembered that the initiative was dispatched by the Chamber on January 24, but without the distribution of 6% that the Government proposed: 3% for solidarity and the other 3% for individual contribution accounts.
Currently, the project is in the Senate Labor Commission, led by Iván Moreira (UDI). Since there has been no progress, La Moneda It will be put into immediate discussion so that it can be voted on in general next week.
During the RedActiva meeting, organized jointly by La Tercera and ChileMujeres, Minister Jara gave her impressions regarding the processing of the reform and was clear about the deadlines.
“If the municipal elections come, we will not be able to get him out”, he asserted. In that sense, she recalled that something similar happened last year with the constitutional plebiscite.
“Although the opposition pointed out that after the plebiscite, without fail, we would resolve it, that was not the case. So, we have to learn from what has happened to us”said the head of Labor.
On the other hand, he was optimistic that the measure will be voted on in general next week in the commission, since this will allow the Government to enter indications. In his view, there are “a few things on which we do not agree” with the opposition.
