translated from Spanish: Senator Yasna Provoste for increased pensions in Budget 2020: President has to sort his ranks

The head of the Christian Democracy (DC) senators, Yasna Provoste, said the line will be maintained to ensure “increased pensions for those facing greater difficulties in disc this third process of the 2020 budget, on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Senate.”
“It is a collective agreement of the opposition that is fundamental to increase pensions. And not only of the basic solidarity pension and the contribution to the pillar of solidarity, but also to look at what happens with mortality tables with the purpose of also improving contributory pensions that are dramatically low for women” Pointed out.
Senator DC also stated that “our responsibility is to Chile and with adults and older adults, so what the President has to do is sort out their ranks. Because what it is now intended is for the opposition to finally get back an indication that was presented by Parliamentarians from Chile Vamos”.
“This is a government that doesn’t even have dialogue or control over its mPs, and here is the end of government, the absolutely lame duck, because the government has not been able to dialogue with its own parliamentarians,” he added.
In addition, Provoste indicated that they have long raised pensions for those facing greater difficulties and we will maintain that line in the discussion of this third process of the 2020 budget, which will be finalised on Wednesday and Thursday in the Senate.
“We hope that the government will not continue to anchor its government program, because it tends to make up its social agenda with the same initiatives as always. Chile has clearly and categorically told you that its governance program in our country failed, so what we hope is that the social agenda does not smuggle initiatives that deepen the market model as the government intends to do in health, education and pensions. Because that doesn’t allow us to move forward in greater dignity and justice,” he said.
Similarly, Provoste called on the government to make a thorough review, connect, and sincerely listen to the cry of citizenship.
New Constitution
“It is thanks to the social movements that have been expressed throughout the country, therefore, we want to call for this constituent process for the parties to leave the space that is absolutely for the independent world, for the greater participation of women, and the participation of indigenous peoples,” he added.
Senator Provoste indicated that this call for the Constituent Convention will be simultaneous with municipal elections. It is important that the parties engage in municipal elections and leave a clear and open path for this Constituent Assembly Convention to have a broad participation of the world that has been strongly manifested in each of our communes and regions of the Country. Because Chile requires a new social architecture with dignity and justice.
“From the opposition committees we are going to push hard for Chile to play with other values and to start we have to point out that the minimum wage must live up to what some sectors of the business world have raised, 500 thousand pesos to start on a basis that and assure us of a transition to greater dignity,” he concluded.

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