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Colombia's congress agrees to drastic salary reduction
by Mathew Di Salvo September 12, 2018
Colombia’s political parties agree to drastically reduce the salaries of congressmen in an attempt to appease anti-corruption advocates.
Following a failed anti-corruption referendum where the public was asked to vote on the issue, the country’s congress decided to work on lowering politicians’ salaries, which currently stand at over $10,000 per month – 40 times the minimum wage.
The country’s Interior Minister, Nancy Patricia Gutierrez, said on Monday that a congressman’s salary would slowly be reduced to 25 times the minimum wage, which is little over $250 per month.
Colombian citizens have long been frustrated at the absurd salaries of their country’s congressmen, who earn more than lawmakers in France, Switzerland and the UK – and are also entitled to generous benefits.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-congress-agrees-to-drastic-salary-reduction/
