Óscar López opens the door to enhancements within the MUFACE mannequin if the Congress agrees | Economy | EUROtoday
The Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López, mentioned Monday that the Government is prepared to approve enhancements within the administrative mutualism system within the line that Airef has raised, offered they’ve a majority help in Congress. In his speech at an informative breakfast organized by New Economy Forum, López has referred to the current report of the Independent Fiscal Responsibility Authority with suggestions on the way forward for mutuals, together with that the participation is voluntary and that there’s a progressive incorporation of the brand new officers to the general public well being system.
“Some have already gotten them in the last sheet of MUFACE, and the rest we are studying them,” mentioned the pinnacle of Public Function. “We are open to improvements, but, yes, with everyone’s consensus, because you have to go to Parliament, and we already know how Parliament is,” López continued. “The Spanish model has decades, and if reviewed, would require legal modifications and be discussed in Congress.”
The minister has mentioned that the coverage is to resolve issues, he promised to repair MuFace’s and was achieved in what he has outlined as “a hard negotiation.” Negotiation, he added, that he hopes that President Isabel Díaz Ayuso additionally can be raised in Madrid “in the agreements she has to sign,” mentioned the PSOE candidate for the presidency of the Community of Madrid. According to López, MuFace’s resolution has been “excellent news” for 2 million mutualists and relations who’ve seen “guaranteed by law a right.” And he has acknowledged that “one of the toughest points” to realize the settlement was “that the renewal was for an agreement for three years.” “We needed stability,” he justified.
On the opposite hand, on the extra wage enhance of 0.5% to officers by 2024, the minister has commented that “it is true that it is pending.” “We are on dates similar to those of last year,” he added, and “on a brief dates it will be paid.” “The most important thing is that we will sit down to negotiate the scenario for the coming years, because the agreements that have been signed have been fulfilled by the government and now it is time to negotiate again,” he mentioned.
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